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03/26/2008, 1:00am, EDT

Wednesday, March 26th

Yahoo Messenger 7 adds phone, SMS, voicemail, more

Yahoo today announced a new version of Yahoo Messenger for Mac that introduces a number of new audio and voice capabilities. Users can now place PC-to-PC calls, as well as Phone Out/In, with a full voice message and SMS service on the Mac. By creating a Phone In account, Yahoo will provide users with a telephone number that they can be reached at from a standard phone, starting at $2.50 per month, and is available in France, the UK and US.

Yahoo Messenger can also place international calls, similar to Skype, with rates starting at 1¢ per minute. The phone out services are currently available only for US residents.


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JohnnyFive
oh geez...
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03/26, 7:22am, EDT
now they do it? how long did it take them again?
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nat
seriously
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03/26, 8:10am, EDT
what jfive said. no way i'll dump skype after they ignored mac's all those years.
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Will53
Donʼt be so negative
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03/26, 9:24am, EDT
Cʼmon - this is good news no matter how late they are to the party. So far, it is only one in there, partying - Skype. I mean, for PCs and Macs alike - and havenʼt you heard they say; the more the merrier? Who knows, maybe Apple would feel compelled to bring iChat to the PC now? Or maybe MSN would add voice and video to the Mac?
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flur
Release 7?
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03/26, 9:45am, EDT
The download on that link is listed as version 3.0, and its Beta 3. Which is cool, but why is it being called release 7 here? The version I've had for ages is 3.0, Beta 2. Is somebody having a happy math day?
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nat
spam
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03/26, 9:50am, EDT
wonder if 7 will address the ridiculous spam issues that 3 beta 2 has had for years...
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Guest
Version 7?
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03/26, 11:24am, EDT
Where the hell are you getting that number from? This is version 3 beta 3.
nat
good catch
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03/26, 12:30pm, EDT
why is there a 7 in the title of this article?
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Robb
7 is the new 3
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03/26, 1:02pm, EDT
The next version of MS Messenger is 7.
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mappingman
Can't Log In
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03/26, 3:19pm, EDT
I am unable to login in after launching the application. Anyone else? I press the login button, and the wheel spins for a few seconds, and then I get sent back to the login window.
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