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		<title>Trillian Astra 4.1 Beta Boosts Twitter And Facebook Functions</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/trillian-astra-4-1-beta-boosts-twitter-and-facebook-functions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/trillian-astra-4-1-beta-boosts-twitter-and-facebook-functions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Windows: Trillian, a favourite instant messaging client with Lifehacker readers, is out with a 4.1 beta that ups its Twitter and Facebook functionality, integrates Windows 7 interface features, and smoothes out the already slick interface.
The major focus for Trillian 4.1 seems to be Twitter functionality and link grabbing. Links can now be clicked from any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Imo.im Provides A Web-Based Portal To Messaging, Social Networks</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/imo-im-provides-a-web-based-portal-to-messaging-and-social-networks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re away from your home terminal and without your favourite portable cross-service IM application, imo.im can help you get all your messages back into one window again.
Imo.im is a web-based tool to help you login to multiple messaging and social networks. It currently supports MSN Messenger, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Skype, MySpace and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Chat Directly From iGoogle</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/video-chat-directly-from-igoogle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/video-chat-directly-from-igoogle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=339785</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year Google added the chat sidebar to iGoogle, which gave you Gmail-style chat in your iGoogle start page. Now they&#8217;ve expanded the chat functionality to include video chat right from the main iGoogle interface.
If you&#8217;ve already downloaded the video-chat plugin when it was released for Gtalk in Gmail, then you&#8217;re already set. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trillian Astra Leaves Beta, Rolls Out Bug-Fixes And Features Galore</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/trillian-astra-leaves-beta-rolls-out-bug-fixes-and-features-galore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/trillian-astra-leaves-beta-rolls-out-bug-fixes-and-features-galore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=339280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows only: If our recent coverage of the Digsby-debacle has you down in the dumps over the departure of Digsby from your hard disk, you might want to check out Triillian Astra&#8212;fresh from beta and ready to go.
Cerulean Studios, the outfit behind Trillian, made an announcement today that Trillian Astra is out of beta and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digsby Updates, Improves Performance, Adds New Features</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/digsby-updates-improves-performance-adds-new-features/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/digsby-updates-improves-performance-adds-new-features/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[digsby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instant messaging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Windows only: Popular instant messaging application (and then some) Digsby updates today, improving performance, adding buddy-list search, expanded emoticons, improved Twitter support and much more.
In all the update claims to include some 100 bug fixes and enhancements, but the marquee updates are:

Performance: We&#8217;ve optimised performance from the ground up, reducing overall CPU usage by about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digsby Available In New Portable Version</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/03/digsby_available_in_new_portable_version-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/03/digsby_available_in_new_portable_version-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instant messaging client Digsby, winner of the Best System Tray Applications Hive Five and all-around Lifehacker reader favourite, is now available as a convenient portable application. The initial release of a portable version of Digsby couldn&#8217;t handle updates without breaking. Those bugs have been ironed out, though, and now the portable version updates right alongside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coccinella IM Client Includes a Whiteboard</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/08/coccinella_im_client_includes_a_whiteboard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/08/coccinella_im_client_includes_a_whiteboard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lifehacker US Edition</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/08/06/coccinella_im_client_includes_a_whiteboard.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ All platforms: Free multi-protocol instant messenger client Coccinella offers all the features of an IM app you&#8217;d expect, plus one more: a whiteboard. Chat on AIM, ICQ, MSN, and GTalk with Coccinella, which also supports voice chat. But the fun feature is the whiteboard which lets chatting pals collaborate with text, drawings, and image [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palringo Adds Multi-Client IM to Non-Jailbroken iPhones</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/07/palringo_adds_multiclient_im_to_nonjailbroken_iphones-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/07/palringo_adds_multiclient_im_to_nonjailbroken_iphones-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[iPhone/iPod touch: Palringo, the multi-client instant messenger previously available for Windows Mobile, Symbian and BlackBerry, has launched for free in the iTunes App Store. While it&#8217;s multi-client interface is pretty slick&#8212;including a universal &#8220;You&#8217;ve got messages&#8221; in the lower-left corner and multiple screens you can slide through&#8212;there&#8217;s a few niggling issues. The major one is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SimpLite Seriously Encrypts IM Conversations</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/simplite_seriously_encrypts_im_conversations-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/simplite_seriously_encrypts_im_conversations-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 20:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chat]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/05/22/simplite_seriously_encrypts_im_conversations-2.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows only: Need to make sure your instant message chats can&#8217;t be intercepted or read by third parties? SimpLite, a free suite of encryption packages, allows for fully encrypted chats over AIM, MSN, Google/Jabber, or Yahoo-based clients. Grab the appropriate package for your chat program, create a secure encryption key, and have anyone you&#8217;re talking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digsby Integrates Facebook Chat</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/digsby_integrates_facebook_chat-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/digsby_integrates_facebook_chat-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The popular up-and-coming chat application Digsby (original post) has integrated the newly released Facebook Chat. Digsby separated itself from the pack of the five best instant messengers with its extensive integration with email and social web sites, so the Facebook Chat integration should be a welcome addition for Digsby fans.


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