Yahoo! had launched Yahoo! Messenger 9 Beta which has a lot of changes especially UI changes compare with previous version.

The new launched Yahoo! Messenger has intuitive user interface. Among the new features of this version are: localized versions for more countries, new emoticons, and we can embed videos, photos and maps in our chat window. When we paste YouTube link in the conversations, Yahoo! Messenger will automatically display it as a movie . But, there are also some annoying features. For example, each time you click on your contact, a popup window will ask you to choose from IM, VoIP chat and SMS.

Yahoo! Messenger also allow you to forward offline IMs and phone call to your mobile phone. Previously, the maximum file sharing size is 1GB. But now they had upgrade it to 2GB. And if you install Norton Antivirus in your computer, Yahoo! Messenger will scan the file for you after finish download.

In Yahoo! Messenger 9, your contacts will have 2 lines, with 1 line for his/her status message. When your contact change his/her status message, it will immediately update the list. This feature is similar with Windows Live Messenger. But, Yahoo! Messenge’s user can insert emoticons in their status message, which i believe is an advantage compare to Windows Live Messenger.

This is the link to Yahoo! Messenger 9 beta version.

Popularity: 7% [?]

If you want to be notified the next time I write something, sign up for Email alerts or subscribe to the Rss feed. Thanks for reading.