Continuing with the vast amount of Windows Live Messenger 9 converge , it appears that the M2 build of Windows Live Messenger 9, released to a few selected testers this week, has had some screenshots leaked, and features posted. LiveSide has the scoop on the new features: Personalisation ? We've talked about the new Wave 3 header before, but what we haven't really talked about is how it can be personalised. With Wave 3, the header allows for theming across Windows Live using "scenes", meaning that the UI you see in Messenger is also the UI you see on the web. As the image on the right shows, users can select their own background image ? maybe its time for some LiveSide themed screenshots? This was discussed in one of our first ever interviews with Phil Holden over 2 years ago, so its great to see this finally come to fruition. Simplified header - As well as having the new Wave 3 UI, the header at the top of the contact list has also had a redesign, removing a lot of the clutter. Gone are many of the buttons like Windows Live Call, Windows Live Today, Spaces, Mobile messaging etc, leaving just a simplified Hotmail notification icon on the right hand side. This is something we're not so surprised about, we heard a while ago that usage of these extras was very low (think less than 1 percentage of all users). Here's the Messenger v8.5 header for comparison. Improved Personal Status Message (PSM) ? The PSM was first introduced in Messenger ...
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Continuing with the vast amount of Windows Live Messenger 9 converge , it appears that the M2 build of Windows Live Messenger 9, released to a few selected testers this week, has had some screenshots leaked, and features posted. LiveSide has the scoop on the new features: Personalisation ? We've talked about the new Wave 3 header before, but what we haven't really talked about is how it can be personalised. With Wave 3, the header allows for theming across Windows Live using "scenes", meaning that the UI you see in Messenger is also the UI you see on the web. As the image on the right shows, users can select their own background image ? maybe its time for some LiveSide themed screenshots? This was discussed in one of our first ever interviews with Phil Holden over 2 years ago, so its great to see this finally come to fruition. Simplified header - As well as having the new Wave 3 UI, the header at the top of the contact list has also had a redesign, removing a lot of the clutter. Gone are many of the buttons like Windows Live Call, Windows Live Today, Spaces, Mobile messaging etc, leaving just a simplified Hotmail notification icon on the right hand side. This is something we're not so surprised about, we heard a while ago that usage of these extras was very low (think less than 1 percentage of all users). Here's the Messenger v8.5 header for comparison. Improved Personal Status Message (PSM) ? The PSM was first introduced in Messenger ...