As mentioned in the article "MSN Messenger 8 beta, a new version of MSN Messenger is currently in development. However, it should be soon but say MSN Messenger Windows Live Messenger.MSN Messenger 8 will join the Live range of Microsoft software. In any event announced on this site http://ideas.live.com/. It is for this reason that the software should take the name of Windows Live Messenger.
Some new additions are announced: more than winks and emotions, the video, calls to fixed or mobile phones with Windows Live Call, a function of shared folders. In short, it looks forward to the 8 MSN Messenger / Windows Live Messenger.
You will find some information about MSN Messenger 8 / Windows Live Messenger on the MSN Backstage.
It is also possible to test the next version of MSN Messenger even if it is only a beta version: Want to test Windows Live Messenger?.
Finally, the site Troubleshoot Your PC has made a test MSN Messenger 8: MSN Messenger 8: first contact. However, we can see that the test should not be the last because it is MSN Messenger 8 BETA and not Windows Live Messenger.
Some beta testers have already access to version 8.0 of MSN Messenger. Currently, little information is available on future features of MSN Messenger 8.0. At most, we know it will bear the contacts from Yahoo Messenger.
Among rumors of MSN Messenger 8.0 beta, there's talk:
* Management of skins (themes) to modify the
* Full integration of Windows Media Player
* Better management of the download (more details and Pause)
* Further integration of MSN Spaces (creation of blogs) and Hotmail
* Functionality localization
* A greater integration with Windows XP / Windows Vista
* The display of top 10 MSN Music Radio
* Support for animated images person
* The use of MSN Messenger on a mobile phone
* A rating of personal images
At the moment, it is difficile what will really part of the final version of MSN Messenger 8.0.
A beta version of MSN Messenger 8 should be available by the end of the year. As for the final version of MSN 8.0, it will have to wait until 2006.
