Windows Live Messenger 2011 Beta

Windows Live Messenger makes it easier than ever to stay connected to the people you care about.

• Favorites and groups: Put the people you chat with most at the top of your contacts, so you easily see when they''re online. Want to chat with several people in one window? Simply set up a group.

• Share photos: Look at photos together, right in the conversation window and Messenger tells you when people you know post new photos on Windows Live.

• Customize: Show off your personal style with custom scenes, animated display pictures, and signature sounds.

• Mobile and web: Using a public computer without Messenger? No problem! You can chat on the web from Windows Live Hotmail or use Messenger on your smartphone.

Get Messenger and stay in touch.

* Performance and quality of service improvements
- A quicker Messenger
- More efficient video chat
- Better facial recognition
- Larger movie uploads
- Higher bit-rate movies
- Better spell-checking
- Better integration with Office
- Better handling of Gmail
- Faster web filtering
* Facebook chat in Messenger
* Quick previews and improved tree view in Photo Gallery
* Flickr video publishing and Snapshot in Movie Maker