Yahoo on Monday officially released version 7 of its popular Yahoo!
Messenger that will enables users to both search the Web and make telephone
calls without leaving the client. Analysts say the new release is aimed at
attracting and retaining a youthful user base for Yahoo's IM network.
A beta release of the new
version<http://www.betanews.com/article/Yahoo_Messenger_Beta_Takes_On_Skype/1116439864>first
debuted in May.
The client has been renamed Yahoo! Messenger with Voice to highlight new
focus on PC-to-PC calling. Users will be able to make phone calls between
computers, but the initial version will not allow calls to standard landline
phones. Skype offers the later functionality for a fee.
Voice has become the watchword of instant messaging and AOL, MSN and Yahoo
are continuing to improve their voice capabilities to ensure they stay ahead
of popular voice-based messaging clients such as Skype, which counted 100
million downloads as of mid-April.
Also included in Yahoo! Messenger 7 is a feature called LiveWords, where
users can highlight IM text and receive search results based on that
selection. Such a feature was first introduced by Microsoft as part of MSN
Messenger 7 in April of this year.
Users will also be able to display search results in an IM conversation, as
well as search directly from the Yahoo messaging client.
The new release is available in 18 localized versions outside of the U.S.
and Yahoo says that millions of its users have downloaded and testing the
beta version of its client with voice capabilities.
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