Skype Enables Chat Message Sync Across All Your Devices
It took some time for Skype to get rid of one of its oldest annoyances. Skype will finally enable message syncing across all devices. The update is being brought about as part of many improvements.
RaidCall: Free & Hosted Voice Chat and Gaming Community Wrapped Into One Package
Voice communication allows gaming to transcend to the next level. It’s one thing to play a multiplayer game with your friends - it’s something else when you can talk with your friends while playing. However, voice chat software can be a pain in the butt, hard to set up, and resource intensive. RaidCall may be the solution. Whether you’re a gamer with an extensive history with voice communication software, or you’re someone who has never used voice chat before, you should really check out RaidCall.
TeamSpeak 3: The Original Cross-Platform Voice Chat For Gaming Teams and Clans
I’m a big fan of voice communication when it comes to gaming. Wearing a headset while gaming adds a social element that makes the gaming experience that much better. While TeamSpeak may have started off as a solution for competitive gaming teams to discuss strategy and tactics in real-time, it has evolved into something beyond the bare essentials. It is used by casual gamers and fierce e-sports enthusiasts alike. TeamSpeak is a great program for talking with your gamer friends.
Razer Comms: A New Free Voice Chat For PC Gamers
Voice communication is a fantastic bit of technology that truly complements the fast-paced nature of multiplayer gaming. It frees up your hands from typing out long messages, allowing you to chat in real-time without any sacrifice in game play. Established gaming brand, Razer, has recently come out with a great new voice communication program for free. Even though it is still in beta, Razer Comms puts up a formidable bit of competition even against the alternatives that have been around for many years.
Add The World's Largest Social Network & Online Game To Pidgin
With MSN (or Windows Live Messenger) being recently laid to rest and Skype not offering a protocol for us all to connect through, it's safe to say that all-purpose messengers like Pidgin are slowly falling out of favor. Nevertheless, it's still my all-time favorite and - although it's ancient - I am still a firm believer in AIM as a messenger. I still use it and many of my friends still use it. Text-based IMing is all I really care for and AIM gets the job done.
Are Chat Rooms Dead? 3 Web Apps for Chat Room Renaissance
If you’re still interested in the wonderful world of chat rooms (or perhaps you just have a hankering to return to the days of IRC), then you might like these web apps that bring chat back to your desktop. These apps are targeted primarily at those of you who set up websites, but they may be interesting to those of you who don’t, as well.
Trillian Is Still One Of The Best Chat Clients Around, Even On The iPad
Do you love using your iPad as a communication device? Apple's tablet is great for chatting because it's small enough to carry around and big enough to type with comfortably. If you are looking for a handy way to chat with friends on your iPad, you should give Trillian a try. It's been one of the most prevalent chat clients for years, and its creators consistently add new features and improvements that make it a serious contender for one of the best IM clients on iOS, or any platform for that matter.
How To Chat On Facebook From The Comfort Of Your Desktop
From the first days of public Internet, it's been a long and winding road for chat. From Web chats that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and finally - the chat most of us use today - Facebook chat. To me, chat's evolution is a bit sad, really. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both chat protocols and programs I really enjoyed using.
The End for Windows Live Messenger: What Are the Alternatives?
If you've been a dedicated user of Windows Live Messenger, it's time to start considering your options for future messaging. Today we'll talk about how you can migrate to Skype, what alternative chat options are out there and how you can make the whole transition easier for yourself.
Skype For Mac: Video Call All Your Friends, Apple-Style [Mac]
There are already a few articles on MakeUseOf about the features available for Mac's Skype such as its group video client, experience-enhancing tips, and even some shortcuts that you may not know about. However, we've never really talked about the app itself. Overall, Skype for Mac is an app that performs in a solid manner, and I have a feeling that I will end up using it time and time again.
Empathy: Use One Application to IM Chat on All Networks [Linux]
There are still plenty of people who use instant messaging networks to talk with each other, as it's very quick to exchange messages or ask a simple question. In fact, there are plenty of corporations who run their own networks, to make communication between employees a snap. Therefore, it's good to have a capable instant messaging client by your side so that you can keep in touch with just about everyone.
Neat Facebook Chat Hacks to Keep You Enjoying IM via Facebook [Weekly Facebook Tips]
Facebook chat is one of those things that's fantastic when everything is going well, yet very annoying when something's not right. Sadly, most people don't have the time to navigate all of the options and set their preferences just so. There's also a number of useful tricks you can do with Facebook chat messages that many people just don't realise is possible.
Skype - The Best Tool For International Video Conferences & Cheap Phone Calls
On the surface, Skype looks like an application for text, audio, and video chats, a great way to stay in touch with a friends. Only that it's more than that. Skype is a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) messaging service that offers a range of advanced features.
Better Than Text Messages & Free - WhatsApp For Android Reviewed
A moment of introspection, please: What do you do more often - call people using your phone, or text them? I would bet it's the latter. For many people, texting is more convenient than calling. It's discrete, so you can do it on the bus (unless you happen to be the driver); it's asynchronous, so the other person doesn't have to be immediately available, and more.
Keep Conversations Going Outside Your Gmail Inbox With Google Talk
Google Talk is Google's own desktop instant messaging program. You can log in using your Google account. And if you are on Gmail, you have already been using Google Talk, possibly without noticing. With the Google Talk desktop application, you can stay in touch with your contacts and continue the conversation after logging out of Gmail. The tool supports text chat, file transfers, voice calls and voicemail.
Stay Connected With All Your IM Accounts Using Trillian [Android & iOS]
We have an unlimited amount of means to communicate with each other using common gadgets found in practically every household. We can call, text, email, post on walls, and instant message. No matter what you may believe, there are still a large number of people who use instant messaging, especially when you include everyone who uses Facebook Messages, which can be used with many IM applications.
3 Skype Security Issues and Threats You Should Know About
The world’s favourite voice over IP, text, voice and video chat system, Skype is one of those rare things, an app that has found a place in the hearts and minds of computer and smartphone users regardless of what operating system and manufacturer they have allegiance to. Of course, as any scam-aware users (and indeed, scammers) know, where there is widespread use of a piece of software, there is an opportunity to rip someone off, usually with malware.
Adium - The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac]
Start using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It's called Adium, it connects to everything and there's no reason for not using it. Okay, there's one reason - Adium does not support Facetime. But if that's not an issue for you, Adium is a piece of software you should install. Combine all of your conversations into one great interface, then customize that interface to work exactly the way you want it to.
Why You Don't Need Desktop Chat Clients Anymore
Remember the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the first chat clients I ever used. Once I started using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch between clients and contact windows. Soon after, multiple-chat clients came about, the popular ones being Miranda IM, Trillian, Pidgin and Digsby. They’re still available, but do you really use them? Or need them?
How To Video Chat Between An Android Phone And A PC
Chatting with mobile phones is nothing new. Folks have been using instant messaging on their mobile phones almost as long as there have been mobile phones. When it comes to video chatting, you're looking at a whole different set of choices. I've run through about 5 different apps that promise to deliver video chatting well, but narrowed it down to two that actually do.