AOL Released a major update for their popular Instant Messaging client, AIM.
7.0 features many improvements over the last AIM version, 6.9.
-Lifestream:The new Lifestream feature lets you stay on top of what your AIM Buddies are doing by allowing you to add a variety of accounts such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Get status updates from your AIM Buddies, post photos and leave comments to stay connected.
-Comments: The new comments feature allows you to leave comments for your friends instantly. When you leave a comment on a friend's AIM Lifestream, the comment will post back to Facebook, Twitter and others.
-New Interface:The new AIM offers tons of new color schemes to choose from, as well as a redesigned user interface that allows you to view Buddy Icons and status messages more clearly.
-Lighter and Faster: The new version uses less ram, and is less resource intensive than previous version of AIM. I personally noticed that even with my mere 256MB of Ram, AIM 7.0 loaded faster than Pidgin.
-Buddy Icon Cropper: The new Buddy Icon cropper makes it easier for you to upload a picture off of your computer and create your own avatar for use on the AOL network.
System Requirements:
* Windows: 2K or higher
* Internet Explorer 6®, optimized for Internet Explorer® 7+
* 128MB* RAM and 512MB for Enhanced IM functionality
* Macromedia Flash
* Microphone/speaker or headset for Talk functionality
* Broadband recommended for Live Video Chat
*Not that the ram has changed from a required 256MB to 128MB.
You can download the new AIM version from AOL or update using your client.
AIM 7.0 is available for Windows 2000 and up. Other versions avaliable for Mac and Linux.
AIM 7.0 Homepage
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