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TUAW just received an interesting tip indeed, one detailing the possibility of a Jabber client on the iPhone as an instant messaging app. XMPP would allow iPhone users, in essence, to IM one another on a possible secluded and selective iPhone chat network. However, no one knows whether this is true or whether the client is open for the adding of other XMPP servers/accounts. What we do know for sure is that this app won’t be getting developer hands on it, as XMPP support will stay in a private framework, and won’t be accessible to developers. It should be noted, however, that this is simply a rumor and may not be accurate.

Via [TUAW]

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Adium 1.2 is just around the corner, with a download available from the beta page. The team have added many improvements into the next version of the popular messaging client, specifically Bonjour improvements. Bonjour, Group Chat, XMPP, AppleScript and many minor features have been fixed and improved, resulting in a less-buggy version of the app. With group chat, inviting contacts is now as simple as clicking and dragging, and Bonjour file transfers are now possible. AppleScript has been improved as well, with it being completely rewritten. Within the contact window itself, groups are detachable from the main contact list.

A download is available at Adium’s beta page.

Via [Infinite Loop]
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