Instant messaging (IM) conjures up images of bored teenagers using a software-based gossiping tool. Most IM programs are free, and few competing products can talk to one another, making skeptics ...

Consumer IM products such AOL Time Warner's AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), have made millions of users addicts, who then take their habit to work, where security concerns immediately crop up. Now, ...

Windows Movie Maker and MSN Messenger were two of Microsoft's most iconic Windows programs. The former was a casual video editing app, while the latter was an instant messaging (IM) chat service.

FOSTER CITY, Calif. (AP) -- An instant message exchange might seem as fleeting as a phone call or face-to-face chat. But, like everything else on the Net, it can have much more staying power than ...

A serious security flaw in one of America Online's instant messenger programs could allow hackers or Internet "worms" to take over a user's computer. But AOL says it expects to avert such attacks by ...

Miranda IM is an all-in-one standalone app that allows you to merge contact lists and communicate with people on AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, and several other messengers out of the ...