# Next Version of Yahoo! Messenger + Trillian Astra Preview

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-version-of-yahoo-messenger-trillian-astra-preview/212120>\
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**Created:** [January 8, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-version-of-yahoo-messenger-trillian-astra-preview/212120 "2007-01-08T18:19:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-version-of-yahoo-messenger-trillian-astra-preview/212120/1 "2007-01-08T18:19:52Z")

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You can read (and see screenshots here): [http://thewpfblog.com/?p=76](http://thewpfblog.com/?p=76)

There is a video preview here: [http://messenger.yahoo.com/windowsvista.php](http://messenger.yahoo.com/windowsvista.php)

From a technical point of view, it’s front-end is done entirely in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), so much of the Messenger application has been re-written to take advantage of that.

In other IM-related news, a new preview for Trillian’s Astra can be seen here: [http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ap/](http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ap/)

🙂