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App Directory: The Best Instant Messaging Application For Linux

7:15AM December 24, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Linux users have a few different choices when it comes to instant messaging, but the feature-filled, extensible Pidgin gets our vote for best. More »

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Keep Sensitive Info Out Of Your Chat Logs And Email

8:00AM November 8, 2011 | Adam Pash

Ideally you’re storing your usernames and passwords in a secured password management tool like LastPass, but occasionally you need to share a password or some other sensitive piece of information with a friend or coworker. The problem: When you do it over IM or email, that sensitive data just got really insecure and easy to find. So how do you keep sensitive data out of your chat logs and email while still sharing it when you need to? More »

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Imo Brings Chat Groups, Chat History, New Look To Android App

2:45AM September 2, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Android: Imo, our favourite mobile IM application, just updated their Android app with a shiny new interface, a group chat feature and a searchable chat history. More »

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How To Mass Import Your AIM Buddies Into Google Talk

11:30AM May 26, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

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. More »

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The Best Instant Messaging Application For Android

3:30AM May 20, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

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. More »

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The Best Instant Messaging Application For iPhone

3:30AM May 19, 2011 | Adam Dachis

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. More »

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The Best Instant Messaging Application For Windows

3:30AM May 18, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

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. More »

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The Best Instant Messaging Application For Mac

3:30AM May 17, 2011 | Adam Dachis

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. More »

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AIM Fully Integrating With Gmail Chat For Single-Login Chat

2:40AM May 10, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

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. More »

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Trillian Update Makes Instant Messaging ‘Continuous’ Across Devices

2:40AM March 3, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

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. More »