Posted by Sage
Google Talk
http://www.google.com/talk/index.html
Surprised axxxr hasnt got this one yet
Or mayber I'm late and the search is being bollocks again
o.O
who knows?
Posted by masseur
...or its not very newsworthy
I think I will stick with MSN, YAHOO and ICQ. Don't need yet another messenger
btw, you'll need a GMAIL account to use this as I understand
Posted by Sage
Could be
At any rate, after trying it out, it lacks many of the features MSN has. Knowing Google, however, it won't be before long that Google Talk becomes the king of messengers.
Posted by peeta
niether is it mac compatible
Posted by zMastaa
dude u dforgot about how googles desktop search has tht new cool new update
Posted by Jim
Voip is interesting and no ad's or anything bloated like msn, it looks good so far but how it will be once it become popular (if) ? Might turn out like msn at the end ...
Posted by lumememm
Yes, you need GMAIL account. And since I had it, I decided to download it
. It's really empty right now.. But I suppose it'll grow and improve with time 
! Though I have noone to add 
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Posted by defensive
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aaw, i have downloaded it and been using for 2days now
Its good quality VOIP and i have about 40+ contacts so far 
Posted by Gigs
If it gets added to trillian I may use it.
Posted by Melik
yesss... MSN out - Google Talk in
i don't have any contacts yet
...
btw. from gizmodo:
That GoogleOS is coming sooner than we even expected.
Posted by Sir-SonyEricsson-man
who wants me on there google talk?
Posted by Jools
@ peeta: "niether is it mac compatible"
Actually it is! I've used it on my Mac. It works right in iChat - the messaging program built into Mac OS X.
Here's the instructions to set iChat up for Google Talk.
http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/answer.py?answer=24076
Posted by deliciosomarron
@ Gigs
It works with trillian pro if you use the jabber protocol and the settings on :
http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/answer.py?answer=24077
It works ok for me!
Posted by bard108
The way google search became so popular is because of how basic it was, there was a place to enter text with a white background and the google logo, very easy to use for all types of users. Google Talk may be also going down the 'no frills' route, i like it (but i still use MSN aswell), and it seems as though there is less lag time between IM and voice compared to MSN messenger.
Posted by shyam335
Google opens Gmail to public
When Google unveiled its instant messaging client yesterday, there was only one problem: Google Talk requires a Gmail account, which has been invitation-only since its beta debut in 2004. This changed on Thursday, however, as Google opened Gmail to anyone in the United States with a mobile phone.
The mobile phone requirement was designed to prevent Gmail accounts from being created by robots and stop spammers from signing up multiple times. Google will send an invitation code via SMS, which can then be used to register with Gmail. Only one account may be created per phone number.
"We're also working on some new mobile features that will make your Google account more useful and secure, such as SMS alerts and password recovery," said Keith Coleman, Gmail Product Manager.
"When you sign up using your mobile phone, you can choose to save your number with your account so you can use these features as soon as they become available."
At the moment, Gmail only works with U.S. phone numbers, but Google plans to extend support internationally in the near future. Gmail, which offers 2.5 gigabytes of e-mail storage space, is already available in 29 languages.
Google Talk natively integrates with Gmail, automatically populating the friend's list with e-mail contacts and directly enabling the composition of e-mail from the IM client. Logins for the Jabber-based Google Talk network are also utilize Gmail addresses.
here is the link for signup for those who are interested.