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Windows Live Messenger 2010 leaked screenshots reveal new features
Posted by absorbation on Fri 11 Dec 2009 (16:47 GMT) (25541 views)
Earlier this week technology news website Neowin teased they had some information on the upcoming version of Windows Live Messenger 2010. Leaked screenshots have now revealed social networking integration as well as one of the most requested features, tabbed conversations:

Firstly the main Messenger window that contains your contacts has changed somewhat. Included on the left hand side is a "social stream" of updates provided by Windows Live. These are updates from your Messenger contacts and the data is provided by Windows Live. In current public Messenger builds some of this integration is present at the top of a conversation window. Windows Live Messenger aims to add to this by using the "social stream" as a showcase for your contacts updates. Providing your friends have including their Facebook, Twitter and Blog posts into Windows Live then you will see this in the stream.





The screenshots only shed a little light on what may be coming next Spring, but its the first news we've had on new Messenger features for a while.

It is interesting to note user reactions to the screenshots as most opinions have been on the negative side. Most seem to be concerned with the larger advertisements, the "social stream" being obstructive and significantly larger fonts. Nevertheless, this will probably change by the first beta.

View the contact list showing the new "social stream" feature
Source: Neowin - Windows Live Messenger 2010 revealed

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Windows Live Messenger 10: Tabbed chatting coming?
Posted by absorbation on Sat 14 Nov 2009 (19:57 GMT) (12849 views)
Perhaps one of the most overdue and speculated features of Windows Live Messenger's history is the prospect of tabbed chats within conversations. Back in March 2006 project manager of Windows Live Messenger at the time, Leah Pearlman told the Messenger community about the idea of tabbed chatting:

Tabbed conversation windows. I don't know when we'll do it, but it's on the list.



Shortly after, popular add-on Messenger Plus! provided an effective third party solution, although StuffPlug did provide a basic tabbed conversation feature since MSN Messenger 6.2. Since then with every new major build of MSN/ Windows Live Messenger the development team have hinted at introducing such a feature. Now LiveSino are reporting the feature to be confirmed (originally translated from Chinese):

I've used M1 version, there is already a tab chat feature.



Of course the source in question is neither public or reliable, but rumor and speculation aside I cannot see a reason to why Windows Live Messenger 2010 would leave this feature out.

Source: arstechnica via LiveSide

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Windows Live Messenger due for tabbed conversations
Posted by absorbation on 05 Mar 2006 (3139 views)
I feel like the press today, pulling a story out of one line but it is worthwhile news in my view. Ever since the latest Messenger Plus! 3.60, tabbed conversations have been included and they have been a huge success from the word go with the sleek design and easy functionality. The update made Messenger Plus! get 10 million users, which makes it a very impressive and the most popular MSN Messenger extension.

Patchou spent a long time coding the tabbed conversations feature and he should be extremely proud of his work, but it could all fall to pieces, as it will now be integrated into Windows Live Messenger.

Leah, Program manger said:

Tabbed conversation windows. I don't know when we'll do it, but it's on the list



Clearly showing that tabbed conversations at some point will be coded into Windows Live Messenger. This is good news for people who do not know of Messenger Plus! But is it good for Patchou? It may save time coding the new Messenger Plus! Live but it is one major feature knocked off.

Source: MessengerSays Blog
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