Yahoo! Messenger 10 Final: Yes It Is Finally Out Of Beta and Packs New Features!

Yes it is finally out of Beta. Yahoo! has officially released Yahoo! Messenger 10 final version, with build version 10.0.0.1102. The final build is now incorporated with many bug fixes, improved overall stability and some video call issues also have been fixed.

According to the Yahoo! Messenger Blog, Yahoo! Messenger 10 includes the following features:

High-quality video calls
We’ve completely redesigned our 1:1 webcam feature (under the hood too). Now you can make a high-quality video call to a friend with synched audio, right in the IM window. Features include the ability to swap video windows, position the video windows side-by-side, mute the call or place it on hold. You can even go full-screen with your video call. To get started, click the new “Video Call” button in the IM window (your friend also needs to be on Yahoo! Messenger 10). Tips for making video calls | Having fun with video effects

New “Y! Updates” view of your contact list
People are busy these days, doing all sorts of interesting things online. To help you keep up with your friends, we added an alternate view of your contact list that shows a real-time stream of their updates, including Messenger status message changes. If they’ve opted-in to share their updates via Yahoo!, you’ll be able to see what they’re saying on Twitter, reading on Yahoo! Buzz, listening to on last.fm, and more.

We also added additional features for how and when you see your friends’ updates. When a new update comes in, a “toast” alert will pop up in the lower right corner of your screen. If you want to disable these, go to Messenger > Preferences > Yahoo! Updates. You can turn alerts on and off and even update preferences by contact or by type of update.

Find more to chat about
Within the new “Yahoo! Updates” view, you’re sure to find more to talk about with your friends. To make it easy, we added a hover menu that lets you quickly IM a friend about their update. When you do, the update appears inline in the conversation window, so when you start your IM with “I can’t believe you like this song!”, your friend will know what you’re talking about. Note that your friend needs to also be on Yahoo! Messenger 10 to see the update inline.

Change your language easily
If you use the U.S. version but wish it could be in your local language, you’re in luck. When you start up Yahoo! Messenger 10, you’ll notice a new language menu on the sign-in screen. Choose from 16 different languages and the buttons, menus and various parts of the interface will change to that language. If you’re already signed in, you can also change your language under Messenger > Preferences > Language (you’ll have to restart Yahoo! Messenger for it to take effect).

The Changelog Includes:

• Enhanced video calling – feel like you’re there with high-quality, full screen video and voice calling.

• Keep up with what your friends are doing – see your friend’s latest updates from Yahoo!, Flickr, Twitter and more with the new “Updates” view.

• Improved language support – change your preferred language in Yahoo! Messenger with just a few clicks High-quality video calls.

• Instant Messaging – send text messages in real-time to your friends on Yahoo! Messenger.

• Chat Rooms – Join a chat room to meet new friends while you discuss your favorite topics.

• Photo Sharing – share photos from your desktop or Flickr, then discuss them over IM while you and a friend view them together.

• PC-to-PC Calls – make a voice call to another Yahoo! Messenger user for free (microphone and speakers/headset required).

• Phone Out (PC-to-Phone Calls) – Call friends on their regular or mobile phones from Messenger for as low as 1¢ a minute (Phone Out account required).

• Phone In (Get a Phone Number for Messenger) – get a new phone number that allows you to receive calls in Yahoo! Messenger (Phone In account required).

• SMS (Text Messaging) – send text messages from Messenger to your friends mobile phones for free.

• Webcam- plug in your webcam to share live video with your friends on Yahoo! Messenger.

• IM Conferencing- instant message with many friends at once in a conference room (includes voice capabilities, where available).

• IM with Friends on Other Networks – IM with friends who use Windows Live™ Messenger, Reuters Messaging, and Lotus Same time — right from Yahoo! Messenger.

• File Transfer – send files instantly to a friend while you IM (2 GB limit).

Windows 7 users please note: It is fully compatible with all iterations of Windows 7.

You can proceed to download the Windows, Mac, Mobile and iPhone versions of Yahoo! Messenger 10 Final Version below:

Download Yahoo! Messenger 10 Final Full Standalone Version For Windows and Mac

Download Yahoo! Messenger 10 Final Full Standalone Version For Mobile

Download Yahoo! Messenger 10 Final Full Standalone Version For iPhone