Ajay on August 15th, 2008

I remember nearly ten years ago me venturing into a tiny cyber cafe in an attempt to understand what the Internet was all about, what email is and what did people mean when they said chat online.
Those days, to use the internet cost a bomb with horrible dialup speeds. Well, the internet today still costs [...]

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Ajay on June 17th, 2008

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Ever since I activate GPRS on my Nokia N73, I’ve kept myself busy hunting for various applications to install and run on my mobile.
The purpose has always been to keep me connected even when I am on the road.
After a good deal of testing and trying, I’ve zeroed in on a few must [...]

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Ajay on December 6th, 2007

In a spectacular new development, you can now sign in to your AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) account to chat with your AIM buddies from Gmail. Your AIM buddies will populate your Contacts list, and are searchable just like your Google Talk contacts.

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Ajay on April 13th, 2007

This week I bring you a software that will enhance the way you chat.
SweetIM enhances Yahoo! and Windows Live Messengers by adding emoticons, winks, audibles, sound FX, Display Pictures, Nudges and soon to come more exciting content, including Games and Mobile content.
It gives you new and innovative methods to express yourself and surprise your friends [...]

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Ajay on March 16th, 2007

Chatting is something most of us indulge in. It serves as a great way to keep in touch, discuss things and communicate with our relatives and friends.
One of my favorite chat clients is Yahoo! Messenger. It comes equipped with a fantastic set of emoticons and audibles and usually I wouldn’t bother about getting anything else.
However, [...]

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Ajay on March 3rd, 2007

Last week I was contact by the folks at Yugma to have a look at the new service they have on offer.
Accordingly, I interviewed the COO Karel Lukas this week and also gave Yugma a test drive. I’m impressed.
Yugma is a free web conferencing service that enables people to instantly connect over the internet and [...]

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Ajay on February 15th, 2007

In November I had reported that Yahoo! would be integrating Yahoo! Chat into Yahoo! Mail. The feature is finally being rolled out and all users of Yahoo! Mail beta will be upgraded to the same gradually.

I still don’t see this feature in my account. But, I’m not complaining. I am always logged into Yahoo! Messenger [...]

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Ajay on November 16th, 2006

Yahoo! Messenger rocks and so does Windows Live.

AIM used to be the ugly duckling but today it has turned out to be a beautiful swan!
Check out newly released version of AOL Instant Messenger 6.0.
The inteface has received a major overhaul and so has its features.
For starters, you can now send offline messages to your buddies. [...]

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Ajay on November 14th, 2006

Google has now started distributing Skype with Google Pack

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Ajay on November 10th, 2006

Google has been doing this with Gmail for quite a while now and it was about time for Yahoo! to follow suit.
On the last day of the Web 2.0 Conference, the new feature was presented.
With that, if the person you are mailing is online, you will be able to pop up a chat window and [...]

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