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iOS code hints iChat functionality coming to mobile

by Mike Schramm (Nov 17th, 2011)

Developer John Heaton found some code in the latest version of iOS that hints iChat functionality could finally be coming to the mobile operating system. The code mentions various chat services like Jabber and AIM, and while it doesn't specifically mention iChat, there's certainly some strings ...

Walk and talk feature added to Agile Messenger for iPhone

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Nov 12th, 2009)

There have been some important upgrades to Agile Messenger [iTunes Link] since I last wrote about the multi-client chat app. Notably: a "walk and talk" feature that uses an iPhone camera to give you a view in front of your phone if you want to chat and walk at the same time. That's useful if you're ...

Bitlbee and Rooms: Accessing AIM Chat Rooms from your iPhone

by Erica Sadun (Oct 30th, 2009)

We're a pretty AIM-based blog around these parts. The fact that Weblogs, Inc. is owned by AOL may or may not play a role in that. Regardless, we TUAWians spend a lot of time in AIM chat rooms. The App Store's lack of AOL chat room support has been a real burden when we're out on the road with ...

Anomalous AIM Activity Afflicts Adium, Aggravating All

by Kent Pribbernow (Oct 28th, 2009)

For the past several weeks I've noticed some rather strange behavior with Adium, the free and open-source multiservice IM client. On random occasions I suddenly appear invisible or offline to contacts in my buddy list while logged into my AIM account. And I'm not alone. Not a day goes by that I ...

Looking for cheap alternatives to SMS for the iPhone? There's an app for that.

by TJ Luoma (Oct 17th, 2009)

Imagine that you're at home one night and want to send a message to your partner or roommate or someone else, but you really don't want to get out of your chair, and you don't want to yell loudly enough for them to hear you. So pick up your iPhone, but you don't want to send an SMS or call them. ...

Mac 101: Auto-join rooms in iChat

by Dave Caolo (Sep 23rd, 2009)

Welcome back to Mac 101, our series of tips for new and novice Mac users. Earlier today we saw a tweet that inspired this post. Patrick Burleson asked how he can stop iChat from automatically joining chat rooms he visited during an earlier session. It's possible, but you won't find the fix in the ...

Revised AIM app for iPhone hooks into new Lifestream service

by Michael Rose (Sep 16th, 2009)

There's a first time for everything: while the updated premium version of AOL Instant Messenger for the iPhone [iTunes link] was scheduled to arrive later this month, CNET reported that it actually went through the approval process early (no!) and as such it represents the first of the AIM clients ...

iPhone push on unlocked phones sends AIM message to unintended recipients

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 21st, 2009)

Update 7/22: AOL has responded to the reports of misdirected push notifications, and has confirmed that the issue is due to the use of a workaround for push notifications on unlocked phones. -- If you want to have a hot and steamy exchange with your sweetheart via AIM on the iPhone, you might want ...

First Look: Agile Messenger with push notifications

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 18th, 2009)

Agile Messenger was recently updated to support iPhone OS 3.0's push notifications. The obvious comparison will be to BeejiveIM, since they both do the same thing: provide a multi-client chat app offering push notifications on your iPhone. We'll have a hands-on with Beejive later, but this is how ...

WWDC Video: AOL's Christina Wick on developing for Macs, iPhones

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 23rd, 2009)

I had a moment to talk to Technical Director Christina Wick at WWDC. She told us about the Mapquest app, plus a cool lifestreaming feature coming soon to AIM. Christina was featured in a video by Apple about developing on the iPhone, and it's clear AOL has embraced the platform, with several apps ...

AIM and BeejiveIM updated for push support

by Sang Tang (Jun 22nd, 2009)

AOL has updated both its free (download link) and paid versions (download link) of its AIM client for the iPhone. Besides push notification support, the paid version brings with it the ability to message in landscape mode -- although AOL says that the free version will gain this ability in a later ...

Apple invites iPhone devs to test AIM/push notification

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jun 10th, 2009)

We're getting tips from multiple sources that Apple has invited a group of iPhone developers to test drive AOL's updated Instant Messenger app for the iPhone -- complete with push notification -- in an effort to see how Apple's servers will handle the traffic. The invitation included the following: ...

AIM for Mac releases version 1.1

by Mike Schramm (Feb 12th, 2009)

Does anyone still actually use AIM to sign in to their AIM account? I've found the AIM Express client useful occasionally when I happen to be on a strange computer (though nowadays I mostly use the AIM iPhone client when I'm AWOL), but on the desktop it's been Adium for longer than I can remember. ...

MobileChat now available in the App Store

by Cory Bohon (Aug 12th, 2008)

Today Twenty08 released a new instant messaging client for the iPhone/iPod touch. MobileChat (iTunes Link) allows you to connect to multiple IM services, including: AIM/ICQ/.Mac/MobileMe Windows Live/MSN Yahoo GTalk Jabber In many ways, this application for the iPhone looks like a ...

Mac 101: Using iChat with AIM Blasts

by Erica Sadun (Aug 5th, 2008)

More Mac 101, our ongoing series of tips and tricks for new and returning Mac users. If you're an iChat user with a need for immediate attention, AIM Blasts makes it easy to add social networking groups to iChat. When you want to have a conversation with a group of people, blasts let you IM ...