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New look for contact list with detail view to see larger Avatar images of your friends or the compact list view also allowing to just hover and click to IM, SMS or call a friend.
Brand new skins and emoticons! Click the dot near the top of your Messenger window to choose a skin, and check the emoticon menu for the new ones that were inspired by user entries in our Emoticon test earlier this year (more on our winners in a future post).
New Flickr integration in the photo sharing feature. Easily share photos from your Flickr.com account, or save photos shared with you directly to Flickr.
A new in-line media player that makes it easy to view maps, photos and videos from sites like Yahoo! Video and YouTube right in the IM window. No plug-ins needed, no extra downloads — it’s built right in. Just send a video, map or photo link to another friend who’s also on 9.0 to try it out.
New features for voice calls. You can have your incoming Phone In or free PC calls forwarded to another number like your mobile, home or office phone, even if you’re signed out of Messenger (Phone Out account required). Plus there’s a new way to get voicemail. When someone leaves you a voicemail in Messenger, an email is sent to you with an MP3 of the voice message attached.

Issues:

-Can’t use alias IDs in chat room (I cannot confirm this since alias IDs work for me in the chat rooms).
-”Ignore Anyone Not On Friends List” still causes you to see no text from a chatroom when enabled.
-No option to toggle between nicknames and Yahoo IDs (Yahoo! Messenger v8.1 and below has this).
-Missing vital LaunchCAST options in Yahoo! Messenger’s preferences.
-The WordFilter bug is still not fixed. Yahoo! Messenger only reads the global registry key, instead of the per account WordFilter key.
-The chat room taskbar icon when minimized doesn’t flash on new message arrival (hasn’t since Yahoo! Messenger v7.0).
-Crash on startup (nspr4.dll crash).
-Crashes on shutdown half of the time (for some users).

Confirmed Annoyances:

-No option to use a default skin (or change skins to something different).
-Inability to toggle between nicknames and IDs. Workaround is to edit all your contacts and remove their contact information (also considered an issue).
-Call history is always displayed when you log in
-Can’t get rid of the mail alert attached to the messenger window.
-Can’t force Yahoo! Messenger to only display your display picture only. The old style was best.
-Inability to turn off the chat room word filter and make it stay off (also considered an issue).

Download :

http://www.ziddu.com/downloadlink/2061002/Yahoo_messenger_v9.0.0.797.exe

Download Rediff Bol 8 :

Direct Setup

http://www.ziddu.com/downloadlink/1968764/RediffBolSetup.rar

or

http://imdownloads.rediff.com/newbol/bolinstaller.exe

Google Talk v1.0.0.105

Google Talk is a lightweight Jabber based instant messaging client with voice capabilities Google Talk is easy and intuitive to use All you need to make free calls is an Internet connection a microphone and a speaker After you download Google Talk sign in with your Gmail username and password Invite your friends to download Google Talk and once they do you 39 ll be able to talk or IM with them instantly

Download :

Direct Setup

http://www.ziddu.com/downloadlink/1968692/GoogleTalk-Setup.zip

or

http://www.google.com/talk/

Yahoo! Messenger is a fully featured online communication tool. Its setup integrates the Yahoo! Toolbar which provides anti-spy, pop-up blocker, and quick access to other Yahoo! services (mail, photos, search, etc). With Yahoo! Messenger you can send instant messages, call computers, call a phone number, send a mobile message, or sign in to Yahoo! Mail.

You can edit your current status or change your picture. It’s also possible to create your own avatar, which is displayed next to your name in your friends’ contact list. Sharing your webcam or seeing other people who enable their webcam is easy. If you don’t want anyone to see when you are online you should log on using the “Invisible” status. Nobody, except the people you select, would notice you are around. Messages are sent to your friends regardless of their online/offline status. Depending on your network configuration, you should also be able to use this instant messenger for sending files.

During instant messages you have the possibility to customize fonts, send emoticons and audibles, and select IMVironments. Everything is provided for you to have a great time while chatting with your friends. The Inside Yahoo! window provides quick links to news, finance, personals, movies, horoscopes, etc. You also get notifications of new emails and voice messages in this window. If you don’t like this feature, you can turn it off from the program’s preferences.

In version 8, the “Content Tabs” in the “Preferences” window has been removed. Now “Yahoo! Plug-ins” are available. So far you can install about 15 plug-ins like Music LAUNCHcast, Answers, 360, eBay, iTunes, Amazon.com, Finance, Calendar, Weather, and others. It’s easy to stay up to date with new music, movies, sports results, and other stuff that may be of interest to you.

Pluses: On first run, Yahoo! Messenger will look in your Yahoo! Address Book and Microsoft Outlook for new contacts or for people who are using Messenger but are not in your list of contacts. This is done in order to complete your contact list.

The good news is that you can now add any Windows Live Messenger user to your contact list. After installing Yahoo! Messenger, simply click on the link “IM with Windows Live (MSN) Messenger”, follow the instructions, and you’ll be able to chat with Windows Live Messenger users.

Several extra plugins and features are provided. LAUNCHcast radio comes with lots of online radio stations to choose from. You can select a favourite radio station as “My Station”. Yahoo! Games enables you to play Chess, Pool, Backgammon, Word Racer, or other games with your friends, while at the same time talking to them. Yahoo 360 blogging community is a way to keep connected with friends and family using blogs, pictures, and more.

All menu buttons and the skins are customizable, subject to change according to your preferences. The default skin in this version is Maverick Blue. If want to change this skin, you should access the “Change skin” submenu of the “Messenger” menu.

Drawbacks / flaws: In some network environments you may discover that you are not able to send or receive files.

In conclusion: One of the best online communication tools. I have used Yahoo! Messenger for a long time and I almost always was satisfied with it. Download now and explore its full potential!

version reviewed: 8.1.0.402

Yahoo! Messenger Publisher’s Description

Yahoo Messenger is a free service that allows you to see when friends come online and send them instant messages. It can also alert you to new e-mail in your Yahoo Mail or Yahoo Personals account, or when you have upcoming events recorded in Yahoo Calendar.
Here are some key features of “Yahoo Messenger”:
· LAUNCHcast Radio
· Yahoo! Games
· IMVironments
· Customize your IM window with interactive themed backgrounds. See the IMVironments
· Audibles
· Emoticons
· Yahoo! Avatars
· Display Image
· Skins
· Address Book
· Stealth Settings and Privacy
· Search
· File Transfer
· Webcam
· Yahoo! Photos
· Voice Chat
· Conference

Download :

http://www.ziddu.com/download/2241761/YahooMessenger8.1.exe.html

or

http://rd.software.yahoo.com/msgr/8/msgr8in.exe