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Talk, video and live chat via IM messengers over 3G/GPRS/WiFi. TAGS: Google Talk, VoIP, contact, dialer, Skype, Wi-Fi, AOL Instant Messenger, Apple iPhone, MSN, Yahoo! Inc., IM, Google Inc., PC

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Reviewed on May 26, 2005 Yahoo's next IM app lets you make free voice calls and leave voicemail, and it adds search and antispam tools. TAGS: Yahoo IM, Yahoo! Inc., beta, VoIP, IM client, IM, search result, MSN Messenger, toolbar, MSN, installation, Web browser

News

January 11, 2005 The nation's largest cable company is planning to launch its own IM service midyear, equipped with Web cam features. TAGS: Brian Roberts, video IM, Comcast Corp., Web portal, subscriber, Time Warner Inc., IM, portal, VoIP, cable company, leader, America Online Inc., broadband, MSN, Yahoo! Inc., video

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August 31, 2005 Microsoft announces the buyout of VoIP start-up, aiming to replicate Skype's service inside its IM client. TAGS: Joe Laszlo, MSN, VoIP, Skype, IM, MSN Messenger, acquisition, voice, IP, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows

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August 24, 2005 The VoIP giant is opening up its instant-messaging program for integration with Web sites and other Internet software. TAGS: Skype, VoIP, development tool, IM, Internet phone, VoIP company, spokeswoman, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., MSN, PC

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March 7, 2005 Net telephony catches ears at Yahoo and Google. Also: Is Skype on anyone's shopping list? TAGS: VoIP, portal, voice service, Skype, VoIP company, Yahoo! Inc., Web portal, IP telephony, MSN, voice, telephony, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., telecommunications, Google Inc., U.K.

News

March 9, 2005 At Net phone confab, search giant takes meetings with service providers, sources tell News.com. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, VoIP service, meeting, Web portal, portal, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., BellSouth Corp., MSN, America Online Inc., U.K., service provider, AT&T Corp., conference, IM

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June 19, 2006 Company launches its next-generation instant-messaging program, Windows Live Messenger. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft Windows Live, RealNetworks Inc., cordless phone, MSN, Yahoo IM, RealNetworks Rhapsody, contact, VoIP, Time Warner Inc., MSN Messenger, America Online Inc., IM, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., movie

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March 8, 2005 Net phone service is due in a month, heightening pressure on rivals such as Yahoo to follow suit. TAGS: America Online Inc., Internet phone, phone service, Time Warner Inc., VoIP, Yahoo! Inc., U.K., IM, handset, MSN, Google Inc., adapter, PC, Microsoft Corp.

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September 13, 2005 Skype and its voice services give the auction giant no sustainable advantage in communications or communities. TAGS: Skype, voice service, eBay Inc., voice, commentary, communication, VoIP, community, telecommunications, acquisition, Google Inc., customer service, MSN, Real-Time, Yahoo! Inc., IM

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