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Facebook Mail; here is where you can go to request an invitation
Facebook announced their new messages system the other day and that included mail. Or more accurately it included the ability to get an @facebook.com email address. If you missed the announcement you can read our earlier post here. But in short, you will be able to give out and receive email sent to a Facebook more »
AT&T to begin requiring messaging plans with select feature phones
Assuming we can believe that this AT&T flyer is the real deal, then it looks like AT&T is going to begin requiring owners of select feature phones to have a messaging plan. The phones have been dubbed as “Quick Messaging” phones and will include the Pantech Reveal, Pantech Impact, Motorola Karma, Samsung Flight, Samsung Impression, more »
RIM releases BlackBerry Messenger 5.0
RIM has released an updated version of its popular messaging program. BlackBerry Messenger 5.0, which allows BlackBerry users to chat with each other in an instant messaging format, has received a slick makeover. Users now have the option of using an avatar, can share pics, and files up to 6MB in size. The app also more »
Digsby getting closer to real-time
Digsby, the popular IM and social media client, is getting closer to being the only application you need to access the social web. Digsby has long had Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and LinkedIn as part of the application, and today is looking to improve on all of them. It also announced a partnership with OneRiot, the more »
Microsoft blocks IM service to countries deemed hostile to the U.S.
Microsoft has announced that users in five countries will be blocked from using Windows Live Messenger. The popular instant messaging service is now off limits to people living in Syria, North Korea, Iran, Sudan and Cuba. All of those countries have U.S sanctions against them and are continued to be hostile or threatening to our national interests.
Microsoft declined to say why it had suddenly decided to shut down service now or exactly how many users would be affected. All they would say is they do not do business in those countries. Users in those countries who attempt to log in will be greeted with the error message “810003c1: We were unable to sign you in to the .NET Messenger Service.” Users who research the error will find this explanation in the Messenger Support Space:
In honor of all you Star Trek fans, now you can have your own ST Internet phone
I’m sure any self-respecting Star Trek fan knows this is opening weekend for the latest Star Trek film. So, in honor of the big weekend, here is a nifty little gadget just for you. A Star Trek Communicator Internet phone. Say that five times fast. It is a replica of “The Original Series” with USB more »
Web IM service is now open to Hotmail users
Hotmail has started offering its web messaging service to users in multiple countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Canada, China and other parts of Europe and Asia. With Web Messenger, you can send instant messages from Windows Live pages without the need to download and install Windows Live Messenger. Users will now be more »
Who’s on Crack: SMS avoidance Myths and Hacks
Normally, this is my place to poke fun at the idiocy that comes out of our tech industry, but today I’m going to poke holes at telecoms that find it appropriate to charge us $20,000 in our monthly phone bill without so much as a courtesy call. SMS has become a cash call and unsuspecting folks are finding the surprise bill too much to handle. Assembled here is how you can stick it to the SMS man.
Meebo now works with Facebook and MySpace
If you like being hooked into all of your instant messaging services without opening up a hundred IM clients, Meebo is a great alternative. Meebo is a web application that lets you log in to tons of IM services.
Meebo already supported AIM, GTalk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, and Yahoo. Now they’ve added support for Facebook and MySpace. You can now talk to all you friends everywhere online in one interface without any downloads.
