Updates for Yahoo Messenger for the Web

The Web Messenger by Yahoo received some major updates.This new release includes:– Sending of SMS!-Now you can send text messages (SMS) to your friends’ mobile phones for free, right from Yahoo! Messenger for the Web. When your friend replies, it comes back to you in Messenger. You’ll notice the contact list is now divided into two areas: regular IM contacts and Mobile Contacts.SMS is only available when messaging to mobile phones in the U.S., India and Canada. Note that it’s free for you to SMS from Messenger but your friends will incur any applicable data charges from their carrier to receive your messages.

Brand new, local language versions for Thailand and Indonesia.

9 new languages for the Indian version (Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada). After signing in at http://in.webmessenger.yahoo.com, start an IM with a friend and choose the Indian language you want to chat in from a drop-down menu.

If you haven’t already given Yahoo! Messenger for the Web a try,then do it immediately. There’s no download required, making it really handy when you’re at work, on the road or away from your own computer.

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