February news: WLM 9, emoticons and more
February was an exciting month on our website. We started off the month with an informative news article that talked about the leaked Windows Live Messenger 9.0 BETA and gave you some download links so that you could try it. We also discussed the new animated display pictures feature in Messenger 9. Another article also covered the mandatory upgrade to WLM 8.5 for users of version 8.
February also brings us the most romantic day of the year, Valentine's day. We pride ourselves in having a comprehensive emoticon section, and we took this opportunity to add some Valentine's day smileys and emoticons. We look forward to adding another set next year.
Later in the month we also introduced a new msn weirdmaker as per the request of our users, which turned out to be rather popular with fans of the text maker. Continue reading to see all of the posts in chronological order.
One Emoticon Stamp, Many smileysA simple idea but a great invention! The Emoticon Stamp is made out of rubber with a single emoticon face, but it can be squeezed to create many new emoticon faces (the stamp is very flexible so that you can easily squeeze it into many different faces ...Friday, 01 Feb (01:10:41) | No comments yet | rated 1
Download Windows Live Messenger 9.0The BETA version of Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (which was leaked last November) is still active and being widely used by a large number of users. In this article we discuss the big new features and you can grab the download link for Messenger 9.Sunday, 03 Feb (20:30:35) | 185 comments | rated 4.01
Free Animated LOL EmoticonsBy popular demand, we've added an emoticon section dedicated to LOL Emoticons and Smileys, check 'em out! Go to the free LOL Emoticons sectionMonday, 04 Feb (03:26:14) | 24 comments | rated 3.43
Personal Message links are now clickableThe new Messenger 9.0 now fully supports having URLs in your Personal Message. Any web addresses you place in your message automatically become clickable links, quite handy!Tuesday, 05 Feb (22:15:38) | 9 comments | rated 4.83
Animated Display Pics availableThe new Windows Live Messenger 9.0 finally added support for animated display pictures by supporting the use of GIF animations! Check out these examples:Wednesday, 06 Feb (01:29:16) | 35 comments | rated 3.97
Valentine Smileys pack 2008Hugs, roses, kisses, hearts, flowers, teddy bears and candy - it can only mean one thing: Valentine's Day is right around the corner! This Valentine's Day, you can celebrate your love with this free set of Valentine Smileys:Saturday, 09 Feb (06:44:41) | 2 comments | rated 3
Soft pillows featuring SmileysAre you addicted to emoticons? Do you believe they make life easier when you don't feel like talking? Do you wish you could use Emoticons even when you're not online? Then the Emoticon Pillow is for you. You use these smiley face pillows for your face-...Monday, 18 Feb (00:35:55) | 1 comment | rated 3.67
Make weird text for MSNOur weirdmaker was recently updated to version 2.0, and the response to the new text maker has been great! If you didn't know, the "Weirdmaker" is an online tool that makes your text into different styles using cool letters. Go try the Weirdmaker!Tuesday, 19 Feb (08:37:11) | 1766 comments | rated 4.03
Windows Live Messenger 8.5 UpdateThe official Messenger blog reports that users of Messenger 8 running either Windows XP or Vista will soon be asked to upgrade to Live Messenger 8.5, the latest public version of Messenger.Saturday, 23 Feb (22:31:43) | 36 comments | rated 4.02
As you can see, it was quite a busy month with quite a few news updates made. Check our other monthly archives for further news article listings.
