Smack, an Open Source XMPP (Jabber) client library for instant messaging and presence, released today their latest version (2.0) which included many features to improve compatibility with Google Talk. Among the many advantages of using Smack, the key ones are, it’s extremely simple to use despite being a powerful API while allowing a text message […]

You need to first download Chatopus and then follow the instructions below:
Step 1: After installing Chatopus and firing it up for the first time you should start at an “Account Setup” screen. On the first screen it will ask for Account Name and Server Address. Put Google Talk for Account Name and gmail.com […]

Google Inc. has hired the prominent San Francisco law firm Keker & Van Nest to represent the booming technology company in an impending courtroom battle with Microsoft Corp. Keker & Van Nest, led by ex-Marine John Keker, has defended such controversial clients as Wall Street banker Frank Quattrone and former Enron executive Andrew Fastow.
Google was […]

While Microsoft may be undecided about a sidebar in Windows Vista, Google has scooped up the idea for its latest Desktop Search release. Google Desktop 2.0 introduces a new vertical window that sits on the side of a user’s desktop and features personalized information and search functionality. Google’s new addition, aptly called the Sidebar, can […]

Here’s a tutorial the team at GSearchBlog.com & GoogleCommunity.com have done - it’s in flash format, so you’ll need Macromedia flash player installed on your pc to view the demonstration.
Thanks to WebJabber, for supporting GTalk which means that wherever you’ve got a browser you’ve got GTalk! This demo shows you how to use GTalk […]

As most of you know by now, on Wednesday, Google released a new IM client called Google Talk. Officially, it only works on Windows. Unofficially, it works on many different platforms. imov Universal Mobile Manager for the Pocket PC, for example, can be configured to work with Google Talk.

1) Open imov Messenger.
2) On the Login […]

The following is not exactly what you could call a hack, more like a trick rather, but nevertheless its an excellent way to share your podcasts and stream music while chatting to your buddies over GTalk. Thanks to ‘manatee‘ over at TwitTV for the heads up:

For PC’s (Tested on Windows XP & Windows […]

Google will continue expanding beyond its core search engine when it launches an instant messaging service with voice-over-IP capabilities today. Google Talk, as the new program will be known, is beta mode and requires that its users have an account in Google’s free Web mail service Gmail, due to the two being tightly integrated.

Earlier today, […]

Google/Blogger has released a Word (2000 or later) plug-in
that appears as a toolbar allowing writing, drafting, saving, and posting to a Blogger blog. That makes it easy to archive entries off-site, which is always a good idea but rarely done by bloggers. Blogger for Word was announced on the Google blog, posted by the add-on.
Taken […]

It’s been 10 years since the initial public offering of ill-fated Internet pioneer Netscape Communications, and the often-told story of its rise and fall has inspired inevitable comparisons to the industry’s current darling, Google. Like Netscape, Google had a wildly successful IPO, created a mainstream technology for optimizing Internet use and, as a result, has […]