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As promised over three weeks ago, Yahoo has rolled out a new beta version of its instant messenger client aimed at Vista users. Built from the ground up specifically for Microsoft's latest operating system, the client uses Vista-only features and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) to recreate the Yahoo Messenger experience in a beautiful and functional user interface.
The new beta (version 1.2.0.1029) focuses on voice-features: free PC-to-PC calls, low-cost PC-to-phone calls, phone-to-PC calls for those that have a Phone-In number, and free SMS (short message service) from the PC to mobile phones. Also added are "voice visualizations", which use WPF 3D features to animate callers' voices during phone conversations. Yahoo! Mail alerts, which have been requested for a long time now, have finally been implemented.
There are also improvements to overall speed and stability, but users still need to remember that this a beta release. The team is asking for feedback on this version, either from the web or from the many feedback buttons in the actual program. New features that are being worked on are as follows: support for video chatting, the addition of chat rooms, archiving, and photo sharing.
Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista has been in development for quite some time. Soon after the release of Vista, Yahoo showed off the first application that would run only on Windows XP's successor. On December 5, 2007, Yahoo! announced the first beta release, which sported new features such as transparent windows, tabbed chatting, the ability to transfer files of up to 2GB, and a matching Windows Sidebar gadget. Development has been slow to the point where users questioned whether the project may have been scrapped, but the new beta seems to have been worth the wait (at least, according to this Windows Live Messenger user).
Source: ArsTechnica
In my personal experience, the cpu usage problem has been rectified too. I am using it without any problem for last 2 days.
The new beta (version 1.2.0.1029) focuses on voice-features: free PC-to-PC calls, low-cost PC-to-phone calls, phone-to-PC calls for those that have a Phone-In number, and free SMS (short message service) from the PC to mobile phones. Also added are "voice visualizations", which use WPF 3D features to animate callers' voices during phone conversations. Yahoo! Mail alerts, which have been requested for a long time now, have finally been implemented.
There are also improvements to overall speed and stability, but users still need to remember that this a beta release. The team is asking for feedback on this version, either from the web or from the many feedback buttons in the actual program. New features that are being worked on are as follows: support for video chatting, the addition of chat rooms, archiving, and photo sharing.
Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista has been in development for quite some time. Soon after the release of Vista, Yahoo showed off the first application that would run only on Windows XP's successor. On December 5, 2007, Yahoo! announced the first beta release, which sported new features such as transparent windows, tabbed chatting, the ability to transfer files of up to 2GB, and a matching Windows Sidebar gadget. Development has been slow to the point where users questioned whether the project may have been scrapped, but the new beta seems to have been worth the wait (at least, according to this Windows Live Messenger user).
Source: ArsTechnica
In my personal experience, the cpu usage problem has been rectified too. I am using it without any problem for last 2 days.