Friday, 25 March 2011

Yahoo! Messenger 11.0.0.1751 Beta

Keep friends at your fingertips with the new Yahoo! Messenger:
  • Easier ways to stay up to date - See more updates from your friends in the detailed Messenger list
  • Show off your status - Easily add links and emoticons to your status messages
  • Watch videos together - Share videos from popular sites and watch them with friends right in your IM window
Other features include:
  1. Instant message with one friend, or conference in a bunch
  2. Send text messages (SMS) to friends' mobile phones
  3. Join a chat room to meet new friends while you discuss your favorite topics
  4. Make free PC-to-PC calls and PC-to-phone calls for as low as 1¢ a minute (plus free voicemail!)
  5. Use the built-in media player to watch web videos and view photos with friends
  6. Show your style with emoticons, Avatars, audibles and IMVironments
  7. Share securely with automatic file scanning for users of Norton AntiVirus or Internet Security 2007/2008
Download: Yahoo! Messenger 11.0.0.1751 Beta

Trillian Astra 4.2.0.25

Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC. It provides capabilities not possible with original network clients, while supporting standard features such as audio chat, file transfers, group chats, chat rooms, buddy icons, multiple simultaneous connections to the same network, server-side contact importing, typing notification, direct connection (AIM), proxy support, encrypted messaging (AIM/ICQ), SMS support, and privacy settings.
Without stealing your home page and with no other included software, pop-ups, or spyware, Trillian provides unique functionality such as:
  • contact message history,
  • a powerful skinning language,
  • tabbed messaging,
  • global status changes (set all networks away at once),
  • Instant Lookup (automatic Wikipedia integration),
  • contact alerts,
  • an advanced automation system to trigger events based on anything happening in the client,
  • docking,
  • hundreds of emoticons,
  • emotisounds,
  • shell extensions for file transfers, and
  • systray notifications.
Download: Trillian Astra 4.2.0.25

TeamTalk 4.1.0.1216

TeamTalk 4 is a conferencing system which enables a group of people to collaborate and share information. Every member of a group can communicate with other members in real time using both audio and video. All that is needed is a microphone and a web camera.
  • Real time audio and video conversations
  • Public and private instant text messaging
  • File sharing among group members
  • High quality audio codecs with both mono and stereo
  • Push-to-talk and voice activation
  • Record conversations to disk
  • Standalone server for both LAN and Internet environments
  • Private rooms/channels for every group
  • User authentication with accounts
  • Accessibility for visually impaired
Having these features available makes TeamTalk an excellent choice for online presentations, attending meetings or just do every day chit-chat with friends or colleagues, whether they are next door or around the globe.

Download: TeamTalk 4.1.0.1216

Skype 5.2.60.113

Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world.
The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear.
Additionally it doesn't just work on Windows. Skype is also for Mac OS X, Linux and PDAs using Pocket PC, with a native look and feel for each platform. Talking, sending instant messages or even file transfers work between different platforms like a charm.
  • Skype calling - Skype has all the features of an ordinary phone so it's even easier to manage your calls.
  • Video calling - see who you are talking to at the same time as speaking to them.
  • Add Skype and SkypeOut contacts - Add contacts who use Skype and those who use ordinary phones so you can call more people.
  • Organising groups - group contacts under certain names and share them with your contacts so they can talk to them too.
  • Basic chat and emoticons - when it's not convenient to call, chat or Instant Message (IM) your contacts.
  • Group chat - for when it's easier to chat or Instant Message (IM) all your friends at once.
  • Profile settings - change how you appear to the world and let people know a bit about you.
  • Conference calling - talk to more than one friend at a time.
  • Import contacts - search your address book to find friends and family that already have a Skype name and start calling them for free.
  • View Outlook contacts - view and call your Microsoft Outlook® contacts quickly and directly from your Skype contact list.
  • Quickfilter and Speed-Dial - find Skype contacts, recent chats and SkypeOut contacts quickly and easily, then enter their Skype name to call them back quickly.
Download: Skype 5.2.60.113

ooVoo 3.0.1.46

With ooVoo, you can connect with anyone, anytime, with video calls, video messages, phone calls, text and more. Use ooVoo to get face time with people you can't meet in person (and save travel time and money!). ooVoo makes life easier and more fun.
Features:
  • 2-way video calls.
  • Record and send 1 minute video messages.
  • Create 1 video chat room to embed on a website.
  • Friends without ooVoo can join a call with you from their browser.
  • 6-way text chat.
  • Send files up to 5MB at a time.
Download: ooVoo 3.0.1.46

mIRC 7.19

mIRC is a full featured Internet Relay Chat client for Windows that can be used to communicate, share, play or work with others on IRC networks around the world, either in multi-user group conferences or in one-to-one private discussions.
It has a clean, practical interface that is highly configurable and supports features such as buddy lists, file transfers, multi-server connections, SSL encryption, proxy support, UTF-8 display, customizable sounds, spoken messages, tray notifications, message logging, and more.
mIRC also has a powerful scripting language that can be used both to automate mIRC and to create applications that perform a wide range of functions from network communications to playing games.
mIRC has been in development for over a decade and is constantly being improved and updated with new technologies.

Download: mIRC 7.19

Google Talk 1.0.0.104 Beta

The Google Talk downloadable application for Windows offers many features for communicating with your friends and family.
Instant messaging — Chat with all of your Google Talk and Gmail contacts in real time.
Free PC-to-PC voice chat — You can talk to anyone else for free who's online and has the Google Talk client.
Send and receive voicemails — If the person you're calling isn't available, you can leave a voicemail.
Unlimited file transfers — Send files to your contacts. There are no file size or bandwidth restrictions.
Gmail notifications on your desktop — When you're signed into Google Talk, you'll be notified of new messages in your Gmail inbox.

Download: Google Talk 1.0.0.104 Beta