Despite all the efforts made by Skype and Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger is still the most popular instant messenger around. About a year ago, they told us that a Vista specific version of Yahoo! Messenger was coming and they gave us a preview of what it looked like. Yahoo! went silent after that announcement, which left us wondering whether the development was stopped.
Hopes regained after a downloadable preview of Yahoo! Messenger for Vista was rolled out last December. It lacked few features like Voice and SMS. Yesterday, they announced that they’ve filled the gap by adding some new feature. Here’s a list of key features in Yahoo! Messenger for Vista:
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Voice
- Voice (PC2PC & Phone In/ Phone Out)
- Voice Visualizations (including WPF 3D integration)
- SMS
- Integrated text/voice window for easier navigation
- Keypad-only mode for quick, simple phone calls
- Matrix Mode Conversation Window
- Mail Alerts
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Additional features and enhancements:
- New and Optimized for Vista
- WPF Interface
- Skin Chooser
- Customizable Contact List
- Vector-based
- Tabbed Conversations
- Windows Sidebar Gadget
Webcam view and chatrooms are still missing, but I’m pretty positive that they’ll make their way into Yahoo Messenger once they push it out of beta. Take a look at the screencast of Yahoo! Messenger for Vista before downloading it:
Well, it certainly looks the fanciest instant messengers of all time. Neatly designed! Download Yahoo! Messenger for Vista Beta
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