Tag archive: third party software

Subscribers of America Online may soon be free to choose their own preferred e-mail client, continuing a recent move by the company away from a single integrated client. AOL is expanding an earlier beta test of a standalone dialer to include the capacity to use rich third party software to check member e-mail. The dialer is expected to ship as part of the forthcoming Tahiti upgrade to the AOL client, which is scheduled to ship early next… Read More

…including the ability to talk to friends outside of games and use streaming video and audio services. Microsoft is expected to announce the new features at E3 next week, although the company hasn't confirmed anything as yet – saying only that it is planning “groundbreaking announcements” at the show, and making vague grammar-bending comments about “innovating the Xbox platform”. One of the key… Read More