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May 1, 2009 4:58 PM PDT

Yahoo's new spin: Landscape IMs for iPhone

by Jessica Dolcourt
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Yahoo Messenger for iPhone--landscape mode

Landscape mode may make typing faster, but you'll lose chatting real estate up front.

(Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET)

Less than a month after Yahoo released Yahoo Messenger for iPhone and iPod Touch (download), the Sunnyvale, Calif., company is back with a triple-tweaked version.

Yahoo Messenger for iPhone--report a problem

Find a problem? Report it to Yahoo.

(Credit: Yahoo Inc.)

Support for chatting in landscape mode is the most noticeable new capability hammered into version 1.1. Turning the iPhone to the side slides up the virtual QWERTY, but it also shrinks the visible chat space to a line or two, the typical trade-off.

In addition, Yahoo has also added a dialog box for reporting bugs, which you'll find at the bottom of the Settings window. The third change is a fix for the rickety sign-in and connection issues that some users have been reporting. If you still notice problems down the road in this area, well, there's no better time to make use of that new feedback tool.

Jessica Dolcourt reviews the latest and greatest smartphone apps, in addition to a healthy dose of Windows software. E-mail Jessica and follow her on Twitter.
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by nirvan5a May 1, 2009 6:32 PM PDT
nice update.
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by subsider34 May 1, 2009 7:44 PM PDT
It angers me that Yahoo still hasn't fixed bugs on their own website (caused by a migration to a newer version of flash some years ago) but they are fixing them on iPhon/iPod Touch apps within a few days. Outrage!
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by vmlenigma May 1, 2009 9:35 PM PDT
if you using a Mac, use Adium this app is awesome, it lets you integrate all your various chat programs into one!
if you are using Windblows pray
by myles taylor May 2, 2009 1:36 PM PDT
While what you're saying makes sense on the surface, you have to realize that they are completely different teams. Just because it's the same company doesn't mean that the teams that work on these different aspects are even remotely related.

I think he's talking about their website itself, not their IM client.
by monkeyfun14 May 2, 2009 5:28 PM PDT
@vm

We have various programs that do the same thing.

Get informed troll.
by joerickx May 2, 2009 4:30 AM PDT
YIM on the iPhone does not work for me. Everytime I used it, even for a few minutes, I couldn't log into YIM on my desktop for at least a day. Deleted YIM app from the iPhone and the PC login problem went bye bye.
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by myles taylor May 2, 2009 1:36 PM PDT
Cool update. I've been impressed with the App so far so any update is good unless it actually makes the app worse.
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by mrotkin May 7, 2009 4:29 PM PDT
This was a great video for iphone builders . Nice post, I found a cool video here http://www.seochampion.com/seoblog/category/android-g1-blackberry-iphone-seo-champion-review-team-video
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