Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista

by Arun Vishnu · Published January 12, 2007 · Updated February 1, 2009

Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista is under development. The public beta will be launched during the second quarter of 2007. Built from the ground up specifically for Microsoft Windows Vista, this all-new version combines the reliable and easy-to-use features you’ve always loved from Yahoo! Messenger with the cutting-edge experience of this new operating system. Some of the new features are:

Flexible, resizable contacts window
Tabbed chat window
Easily change Yahoo Messenger background color
Link to Flickr photos and share with contacts
Automatic contact groups based on your Yahoo! interests
Instant message, voice, webcam video, and more
Use the integrated Yahoo! Messenger Sidebar gadget to keep up with the friends that matter most
Also add Windows Live™ Messenger friends to your contact list to see when they’re online and IM them
Keep conversations organized by dragging and dropping them into one tabbed window
Brand new emoticons, program icons and alert sounds
Instantly change the look and feel of your Yahoo! Messenger interface
Automatic groups are created in your contact list based on your Yahoo! interests (i.e. Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football league)