We asked Sternberg about the idea to integrate multiplayer gaming into IM. “Meebo is all about connecting live with your friends, be it chatting or doing a video call. Playing games was just another example of things that friends like to do with each other online,” he said.
Nov
20
Yet here you are. Right now. Looking for something to do. Perhaps by habit, you ve sign on to your instant messaging account. Perhaps you ve done so using Meebo. And you ve found someone you enjoy conversing with. So you re happy to talk. But you want something more. Something to keep you occupied whilst punching out one-liners and gossip and poetic verse and whatnot. And, oh, you find that there are some games to play, and, hey, how convenient it is that your buddy s using Meebo as well.
Nov
20
A menu of games appears inside the Meebo instant message window. Select one and your chat partner will be invited to join. Once you’re both ready, the game launches. You can even continue to chat while you race, shoot each other, out-strategize or whatever sweet, time-wasting action the game offers.
Nov
19
As if you didn’t already have enough to play with on your Apple iPhone, along comes the new Mundu IM - iPhone Edition to feed your need for never-ending instant messages. If you’ve got yourself a locked iPhone that isn’t exactly open to third-party applications, you need not worry with Mundu, because it operates through the iPhone’s Safari web browser. No actual downloads or installations needed.
Nov
12
Alan King’s four-year-old is currently the only serious British challenger for the Champion Hurdle crown that has been dominated by Irish horses in recent years. Heading up the challenge are the Noel Meade pair of Jazz Messenger and the mercurial Harchibald, along with Willie Mullins’ Supreme Novices’ Hurdle winner Ebaziyan and Edward O’Grady’s Clopf. Al Eile is another top-notch Irish performer in contention for the Grade One event, the first leg of a 1m bonus being offered by the sponsors.