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Apple turns off legacy AIM access and inadvertently kills it for everyone

Well, I say “inadvertently”, but no word on whether it was in fact so, or if it was intentional…or maybe Apple just doesn’t care enough to make sure it was functional for Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and Yosemite users (granted, Yosemite is still in beta). As it was foretold many months ago by messages from Apple itself, […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on Mac App Store

You’ve been hankering for it. And it’s here. On Wednesday, Apple released its long-awaited OS X Mountain Lion upgrade through the Mac App Store. The download is 4.05GB, and retails for US$20. The software incorporates a number of apps previously exclusive to iOS, including Notes, Reminders, Game Center, and the Notification Center. It also more […]

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Apple releases public beta of Messages for the Mac, looks to replace iChat and integrate functionality with iOS version

On Wednesday, Apple announced the public beta of its new Mac Messages application with cross-platform support for iOS will be a major feature of the forthcoming OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, users can get their hands on an early beta immediately. According to AppleInsider, the Messages beta is now available for download direct from Apple […]

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Microsoft adds XMPP support for Messenger, allows connectivity with iChat, other IM clients

As tempting as it might be to be snarky towards Microsoft, perhaps they’re opening things up a bit more to the Mac side of things. Per AppleInsider, Microsoft has opened up public access to its Messenger IM network via XMPP, enabling Apple and others to build open clients capable of interacting with Microsoft users. Recently, […]

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Adium updated to 1.4.4

Adium, the open source instant message chat client with support for multiple programs (including AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo! Google Talk, Bonjour, etc.) has been updated to version 1.4.4. The new version, a 22 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: Services: – Facebook: Fixed connectivity. (#15544, #15583) – Yahoo: Fixed avatars […]