NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Microsoft will be killing off its Windows Live Messenger chat service on March 15, transitioning its more than 100 million users to Skype. The company announced its plans to ...

In a week, on April 8, Microsoft is set to begin moving the tens of millions of users still on its desktop version of its Windows Live Messenger instant-messaging service to Skype IM. Microsoft will ...

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IM client has been optimized for the new OS and includes such upgrades as an improved interface, a 'roaming identity,' and the ability to send messages to cell phones Microsoft has released the final ...

What with Skype getting lots of phones, Windows Live Messenger must have felt like the fat transfer student on prom night. Fret no more, Microsoft! Uniden’s Dual ...

Xbox Live users with friends lists could soon see those lists grow dramatically. Starting May 7, Microsoft will launch a new service called Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360. This will allow users of ...

Microsoft has confirmed instant messaging service Windows Live Messenger will go live on the Xbox 360 on May 7. Users will be able to send messages to other Xbox 360, PC and Windows Mobile users via ...

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Just wondering how people here see Windows Live Messenger... (see poll above) WLM 2011 just came out. At a glance, it seems incredibly similar to the previous one. Here's what's different. Update: ...

The announcement comes on the heels of Skype saying last week it will start supporting conversations among groups as large as 100 users and AOL saying it is moving more aggressively into the voice ...

Microsoft has chosen Telefonica as the exclusive carrier to provide VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) services to Windows Live Messenger users in the U.S. and some South American countries, the ...

Windows Live Messenger (formerly named MSN Messenger) is an instant messaging client created by Microsoft to work with Windows XP (up to Wave 3), Windows Vista (up to Wave 4), Windows 7, Windows ...