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How To Mass Import Your AIM Buddies Into Google Talk

AIM has integrated their instant messaging service with Google Talk, allowing you to talk to your friends on both protocols with only one login. Here’s how to import all your AIM buddies into Google Talk in one fell swoop.


The Best Instant Messaging Application For Android

Android finally has a few good IM apps in the Market, but if you’re looking for multi-protocol IM, it’s hard to beat Imo. It’s got an incredibly intuitive design, easy-to-use sign in process, voice IMs, and support for all the most popular protocols.


The Best Instant Messaging Application For iPhone

The iPhone offers up an ton of IM apps, some of which are very good, but none that are quite as good as imo. Imo hits the sweet spot thanks to its speedy operation, intuitive interface, support for many chat protocols, and keeping itself limited to just the features you really want.


The Best Instant Messaging Application For Windows

There are some great instant messaging apps out on Windows, but we think it’s hard to beat Pidgin’s low footprint, support for tons of different protocols, plugin-based architecture, and open source code.


The Best Instant Messaging Application For Mac

The competition for best instant messaging client on Mac is tough, and while the platform is full of good contenders, we believe Adium wins out thanks to its high level of customisability, broad support for different IM services, and open-sourced codebase.


Trillian 5 Brings Cross-Platform Chat Log For Free To All Devices

Windows/Mac/Android/iPhone/Blackberry/Web: Trillian, the cross-platform, message-syncing IM client has made its service even better by releasing all their clients with Pro features for free with advertisements.


AIM Fully Integrating With Gmail Chat For Single-Login Chat

Over the next few days, Google is going to be changing its AIM support to something a little more tightly integrated. No longer will you have to sign into AIM separately from Google; you just sign into Google Talk and you can chat with your AIM friends straight from that account — either by adding them to your Google Talk list (in the form of screenname@aol.com) or by using the AIM to Gmail contacts importer, which should be available soon.


Skype For Mac Updates With Group Call Focusing, Feedback Tool

Mac: Skype recently brought an overhauled interface and group video calls to the Mac with version 5. Today, they’ve released an update that continues to improve upon those changes, with better group call features and the ability to give Skype feedback.


Imo.im Beta Brings New, Simpler Interface To Android IM Client

Android: We’re pretty big fans of mobile IM client Imo.im, but Android users should definitely check out their most recent beta, in which they’ve completely revamped their interface into something much easier to use — without sacrificing any features.


Trillian Update Makes Instant Messaging ‘Continuous’ Across Devices

Windows only (for now): Instant messaging services often have clients for multiple platforms. But keeping them open across machines and portable devices can be a nightmare: lost chats, automatic “away” statuses, different histories and so on. The latest Trillian build fixes that with a “continuous” IM stream.


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