After October 31st Chinese Messenger users will need to use Skype, bringing an end to 15 years of the service. MSN Messenger started off life in 1999 as a rival to AOL’s AIM service.

Microsoft's Instant Messenger service went down early Monday, affecting up to 75 million users worldwide. While some have had their access restored, others are still in the dark.

MSN Messenger is rebranded "Windows Live Messenger." 2006-2007: Audio and video PC-to-phone calling capabilities are introduced, helping the service catch up to Skype, which had been released in 2003.

Microsoft has finally decided to phase out MSN Web Messenger; the service will be officially retired on June 30, 2009 (this Tuesday!). MSN Web Messenger launched back in August 2004. The ...

MSN Messenger 2.1 supports Mac OS 8.6 or later, including Mac OS X. To use the software, you’ll have to have access to the Internet and a Microsoft .NET Passport.

Leave it to MS. I go and update to the new version of Messenger, and it does not uninstall my old version, in fact, it runs right along with it, checking the same hotmail and MSN mail accounts.So ...

The company's new IM software is called MSN Messenger 6.2. Customers need MSN Messenger 6.1 or 6.2 to play MSN Instant Games. Earlier this week, AOL's ICQ subsidiary released ICQ 4.0, ...

If undecided, MSN Messenger 6 offers a “Decision Wheel” which users can spin online with a contact to make important decisions such as which emoticon, or which combination of the 150 supported ...

MSN Messenger is sadly no more, having been fully retired in 2014 – after 15 years of memories. MySpace is still alive, but exists as more of a curated music and entertainment site.

And the most recently announced CT-10 edition is going to make MSN Messenger and Hotmail available as part of its end-to-end solution. The product has a full screen, ...

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The next version of MSN Messenger, due to be launched during either the second or third quarter, will include integrated voice and video features which allow users to communicate live, face-to ...