AIM is redefining social networking – add a location to your status, post to your favorite social networks or chat directly with your Facebook friends. Get updates from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, Foursquare and more!

Features include:

• Well-developed from the ground up for the Apple iPad.

• Chat directly with your Facebook friends.

• Add your location to your status message.

• Select a background theme to express your mood or personality.

• Post your photos to your Lifestream (up to 40 at one time) or comment on your pal’s images or status.

• Get updates from your favorite social networks in one easy to navigate window.

• Send and receive messages over Wi-Fi, EDGE, or 3G networks*.

• Connect to anyone on the AIM network worldwide, whether they’re on Facebook, AOL, AIM, ICQ, etc…

• Compose multiple usernames and switch between identities any time.

• You can send IMs to anyone who has a cell phone that supports text messaging (even from a Wifi only.)

It’s easy to get started. Just sign in using your existing AOL, AIM, etc… name, or register for free right from your instrument.

IM+

IM+ is an app dedicated for instant messaging. IM+ will keep you connected all-in-one to Twitter, Skype Chat, Facebook, Google Talk, Yahoo, MSN/Live Messenger, AIM/iChat, ICQ, MySpace and Jabber.  You will stay connected even when you close IM+; you’ll be notified about new IM in all supported networks via Apple Push Notifications.  The app has many features and worth every penny!

To name some of its features, read on.

New Email Push Notifications 
Get notified instantly when new email arrives in your mailbox. Supports Hotmail, Yahoo and Gmail.  Stay connected and be notified about new IMs after you close IM+ up to 72 hrs.

Skype Chat 
You may chat with your Skype buddies, and in addition to chat, incoming Skype call can be recorded and instantly played back as a voice message for free.

TWITTER 
View friends’ timeline, favorites, direct messages and replies.  Update your Twitter with voice, photo or geo-location messages, Re-tweet, Geo Timeline, search. 
 
Custom Status and Geo-Location  
You may use your own status messages and set geo-location as a dynamic status message to let your friends easily find you on a map.

Animated Emoticons 
IM+ is the only app in AppStore with fantastic looking animated emoticons. Though for those who don’t need them an option to turn off the emoticons is available.

Pros:

·        Many services to choose from

·        Beautiful user interface in landscape mode

·        You can chat in any orientation

·        Option to choose how long you want to stay logged in for

·        Built in push notifications

·        Auto reply option

Cons:

·        Application isn’t really friendly to users while in portrait mode.

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