The popular creator of mobile email and messaging services - Seven - has announced the release of a new application that will surely delight a lot of users that tend to spend a some time on online chats such as AIM or ICQ.

The new software presented by Seven is suppose to be like a desktop experience: it can easily run in the background without interfering, and it also has alerts for when new messages arrive. Other than that, the software supports various chat services, including Yahoo! Messenger, AIM, ICQ, Live Messenger (old MSN) and even Google Talk - all of this in a big range of cellphones.

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Microsoft unveiled its latest accessory, the Microsoft LifeCam. The series includes three models, including the VX-5000, VX-500 and LX-2000. With a unique bendable attachment base that you can use with pretty much any surface (either on your laptop or your desktop), it comes in a convenient size so you can carry it around.

The LifeCam VX-5000 webcam has a colored ring around the front of the webcam, available in Cool Blue, Lucky Green and Fire Red. It comes with MSN Photo Swap, allowing you to share photos during a video conversation. The other two models are affordable ones: the VX-500 is your basic webcam while the LX-2000 features a full-size headset.

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