Released earlier this week, the exploit code - which has been crafted to run not only on attackers' Windows machines, but also on Linux and Unix boxes -crashes Windows systems not patched against a ...

Windows Live Messenger finally launched. I've been playing around with the "invite only" beta for awhile, but now it's available to everyone to download. Some in the media claim this is Microsoft's ...

Just saw this article that reiterates Microsoft's decision last year that the existing VoIP partnership with Verizon would be terminating in 2008. (See 2006 launch of Windows Live Messenger w/ Verizon ...

Microsoft will launch a new service that lets users of Xbox Live friends lists to merge those rosters with Windows Messenger buddy list. Xbox Live users with friends lists could soon see those lists ...

Currently partnered with Callserve, Dialpad, deltathree, Net2Phone, and TELUS, Microsoft aims to further expand service offerings through the company's Voice Services Program. These carriers will ...

Meta has confirmed that the Windows and Mac versions of its Messenger desktop app are to be discontinued. While no reason has been given for the deprecation, the company is probably trying to cut back ...

Microsoft spokesman Jim Cullinan said that starting Oct. 25, Microsoft plans to make available an upgrade to Windows Messenger, the communications console delivering instant messaging, ...

Does anyone here know how Hotmail interacts with XP's Windows Messenger? Messenger (which I disabled from my load using msconfig) loads everytime I visit hotmail; I've just been quitting it after I ...