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03/26/2008, 1:00am, EDT

Wednesday, March 26th

Yahoo Messenger 7 adds phone, SMS, voicemail, more

Yahoo today announced a new version of Yahoo Messenger for Mac that introduces a number of new audio and voice capabilities. Users can now place PC-to-PC calls, as well as Phone Out/In, with a full voice message and SMS service on the Mac. By creating a Phone In account, Yahoo will provide users with a telephone number that they can be reached at from a standard phone, starting at $2.50 per month, and is available in France, the UK and US.

Yahoo Messenger can also place international calls, similar to Skype, with rates starting at 1¢ per minute. The phone out services are currently available only for US residents.

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JohnnyFive

oh geez...

03/26, 7:22am, EDT

now they do it? how long did it take them again?

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nat

seriously

03/26, 8:10am, EDT

what jfive said. no way i'll dump skype after they ignored mac's all those years.

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Will53

Donʼt be so negative

03/26, 9:24am, EDT

Cʼmon - this is good news no matter how late they are to the party. So far, it is only one in there, partying - Skype. I mean, for PCs and Macs alike - and havenʼt you heard they say; the more the merrier? Who knows, maybe Apple would feel compelled to bring iChat to the PC now? Or maybe MSN would add voice and video to the Mac?

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flur

Release 7?

03/26, 9:45am, EDT

The download on that link is listed as version 3.0, and its Beta 3. Which is cool, but why is it being called release 7 here? The version I've had for ages is 3.0, Beta 2. Is somebody having a happy math day?

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nat

spam

03/26, 9:50am, EDT

wonder if 7 will address the ridiculous spam issues that 3 beta 2 has had for years...

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Guest

Version 7?

03/26, 11:24am, EDT

Where the hell are you getting that number from? This is version 3 beta 3.

nat

good catch

03/26, 12:30pm, EDT

why is there a 7 in the title of this article?

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Robb

7 is the new 3

03/26, 1:02pm, EDT

The next version of MS Messenger is 7.

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mappingman

Can't Log In

03/26, 3:19pm, EDT

I am unable to login in after launching the application. Anyone else? I press the login button, and the wheel spins for a few seconds, and then I get sent back to the login window.

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