Windows Live Messenger 8.1 beta refresh coming soon

Windows Live Messenger 8.1 beta update

LiveSide - News blog — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:19:14 GMT

As Harrison strongly hinted yesterday , a new build of Windows Live Messenger 8.1 has been released to

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Nitrax — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:49:51 GMT

So WLM 8.1.0168 OUT

EN >> http://g.live.com/1rebeta/Mess80_EN

FR >> http://g.live.com/1rebeta/Mess80_FR

Bye ;) :)

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Hb8 — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:32:04 GMT

Yeah, what phunky said ;-)

File share, voice/video chat etc.

I think it actually would bring some nice things to the table like voicemail (a feature that I really like about Y! Messenger) and maybe a remote hope of an incoming VoIP telephone number like you can get with Y!

Sadly, I don't really see that MS is really innovating, but merely only doing what's necessary to keep up with the Jones' I just read that Skype announced their Windows Mobile v.2.2 compatible with the Smartphone. Now I'd *really* like to see Live Messenger for Mobile do full on VoIP like that.

I hate to say I've chugged the glugg regarding live, but honestly, I use the 'net for so much now that I've really come to rely and enjoy using some of the Live services (Messenger, Favourites, Spaces, Live for Mobile) it keeps everything connected.

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bf1977 — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:22:50 GMT

Good, I wait that the part to install packages is restored, because in my WLM 8,1 I cannot install packages.

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Khristopher — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:57:07 GMT

@ Harrison: he probably means being able to use all of the WLM features with yahoo contacts. like file sharing for example.

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Harrison Hoffman — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:57:50 GMT

Hb8, what exactly do you mean by full interop with Yahoo! ?

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Khristopher — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:51:33 GMT

awesome. things are getting boring being a beta tester lately.!

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Hb8 — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:35:11 GMT

one wonders when we're going to see full interop with Y! and just what exactly it will entail.