Google Talk 1.0.0.104 Beta

The Google Talk downloadable application for Windows offers many features for communicating with your friends and family.

Instant messaging - Chat with all of your Google Talk and Gmail contacts in real time.

Free PC-to-PC voice chat - You can talk to anyone else for free who's online and has the Google Talk client.

Send and receive voicemails - If the person you're calling isn't available, you can leave a voicemail.

Unlimited file transfers - Send files to your contacts. There are no file size or bandwidth restrictions.

Gmail notifications on your desktop - When you're signed into Google Talk, you'll be notified of new messages in your Gmail inbox.

Website: http://www.google.com/talk

License: Freeware

Download:
Download Google Talk from FileHippo.com
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mIRC

mIRC is a popular Internet Relay Chat client used by millions of people, and thousands of organizations, to communicate, share, play and work with each other on IRC networks around the world. Serving the Internet community for over a decade, mIRC has evolved into a powerful, reliable and fun piece of technology.

mIRC is a full featured Internet Relay Chat client for Windows that can be used to communicate, share, play or work with others on IRC networks around the world, either in multi-user group conferences or in one-to-one private discussions.
It has a clean, practical interface that is highly configurable and supports features such as buddy lists, file transfers, multi-server connections, IPv6, SSL encryption, proxy support, UTF-8 display, UPnP, customizable sounds, spoken messages, tray notifications, message logging, and more.

mIRC also has a powerful scripting language that can be used both to automate mIRC and to create applications that perform a wide range of functions from network communications to playing games.

Notification: mIRC can be used freely and evaluated for up to 30 days. If after evaluating mIRC you find that you like it and wish to continue using it, you will need to register your copy.

Website:
http://www.mirc.com/
Downloads:
mIRC v7.19 for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Read More...

Pidgin 2.10.0

Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on MSN, talking to a friend on Google Talk, and sitting in a Yahoo chat room all at the same time. Pidgin is compatible with the following chat networks out of the box: AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MXit, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr. It can support many more with plugins. Pidgin supports many features of these chat networks, such as file transfers, away messages, buddy icons, custom smilies, and typing notifications. Numerous plugins also extend Pidgin's functionality above and beyond the standard features.
Website:
http://www.pidgin.im/
Downloads:
Pidgin 2.10.0 for Windows
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Camfrog

Free Video Chat Rooms & Live Webcams ,Call and see your friends privately or meet someone new in our user directory. Watch and broadcast super fast high quality video streams

Video chat 1-on-1 and join video chat rooms.
No webcam is required to see people.
Camfrog works behind all firewalls, routers, and wireless networks.
It's easy to find new people to video chat with our user directory.
It's a small download, only 8.7MB. It takes under 15 minutes to download with a modem connection.

Website:
http://www.camfrog.com/
Downloads:
Free Camfrog Video Chat Read More...

Skype

Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world.

The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear.

Additionally it doesn't just work on Windows. Skype is also for Mac OS X, Linux and PDAs using Pocket PC, with a native look and feel for each platform. Talking, sending instant messages or even file transfers work between different platforms like a charm.

* Skype calling - Skype has all the features of an ordinary phone so it's even easier to manage your calls.
* Video calling - see who you are talking to at the same time as speaking to them.
* Add Skype and SkypeOut contacts - Add contacts who use Skype and those who use ordinary phones so you can call more people.
* Organising groups - group contacts under certain names and share them with your contacts so they can talk to them too.
* Basic chat and emoticons - when it's not convenient to call, chat or Instant Message (IM) your contacts.
* Group chat - for when it's easier to chat or Instant Message (IM) all your friends at once.
* Profile settings - change how you appear to the world and let people know a bit about you.
* Conference calling - talk to more than one friend at a time.
* Import contacts - search your address book to find friends and family that already have a Skype name and start calling them for free.
* View Outlook contacts - view and call your Microsoft Outlook® contacts quickly and directly from your Skype contact list.
* Quickfilter and Speed-Dial - find Skype contacts, recent chats and SkypeOut contacts quickly and easily, then enter their Skype name to call them back quickly.

Downloads:

Skype 5.5 for Windows from skype.com

Skype 5.5.0.113 for Windows from FileHippo.com Read More...

Yahoo Messenger

Do more than just IM with Yahoo! Messenger 10. Yahoo! Messenger is an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic "Yahoo! ID" which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when they receive new email. Yahoo! also offers PC-PC, PC-Phone and Phone-to-PC service, file transfers, webcam hosting, text messaging service, and chat rooms in various categories. Feel like you're there with high-quality, full screen video and voice calling. Keep up with what your friends are doing and see your friends' latest updates from Yahoo!, Flickr, Twitter and more with the new “Updates” view.


Downloads:

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