"... We get asked all the time why Google keeps its products in beta for so long. And Gmail, five years after launch, is consistently a subject of this questioning, even of jokes." Google has acted uponto address such questions (and jokes... errr) by dropping BETA tag from its app
Send auto reply message on Gtalk when away
There are times when gTalk (Google Talk) friends keep pinging even when we are online but away from the computer. Now you can send auto reply to gtalk friends informing about your away status using "Autoreply in Gtalk" application. After you install this application, enter your gtalk login
Play online games in Google Talk [web based]
Now you can enjoy online games while chatting with buddies on Google Talk. Currently, this only works in web based Google Talk Sandbox and will soon be available in Gtalk application installed on your computer. Here is quick procedure to get started with playing games with friends on web
Get answers to General Knowledge questions in Gtalk
Google Talk is an cool application to stay connected with Gtalk friends. We have already seen 5 spicy cool ways to do more in Gtalk beyond the simple chat routine. Here is another one for getting quick answers to any General knowledge questions in Google Talk using WebtoIM bot. Just
Get Calorie count of any food item on GTalk
Are you eating too much and getting fat sitting in front of computer? Well, your computer can help you check that calorie intake using gtalk (Google talk) on your computer. Google talk can be used for more than just chatting: like listening to FM radio! Here is another cool way to use
Stay Updated with Olympics Schedule with Google
Olympics is around the corner and lot of web surfers are searching for Olympics related information on the internet. Well, Google is here to help you. To get latest information regarding various
Chat with your Readers with GoogleTalk Chatback
Google Talk just got better with a cool new feature 'Chatback'. It allows your blog or site visitors to chat with you directly without any hassle of signups or email requirements. You need a Google account to use this feature, however yours reader don't. When someone visit your site,
Chat on GTalk with Real-time Language Translation
Ever wanted to chat with a friend from another country who does not understand your language or you do not understand his/her native language? From now on... this can not be an excuse or PROBLEM for NOT chatting with friends with different language orientation on Google Talk. Google has
Gmail Chat gets Emoticons & Group Chat Feature
Gmail chat has new features of rich emoticons and group chat. Now you can splash those colorful smiles to express yourself while chatting. Emoticons were introduced in Gtalk gadget few months ago and now are being introduced in Gmail chat. For using new emoticons, check out a smiley
Control your Idle status in Gtalk using gAlwaysIdle
Google Talk does not provide built-in functionality to allow you to control your idle status. There are times when you want to use messenger and be online, but without letting others know about this. Seems like impossible in Google talk, now made possible by gAlwaysIdle. As
Add Chat Rooms to Google Talk
Chat Rooms is very common feature of Yahoo Messenger, hey... but what about Google Talk. Well, it seems Google is not interested in adding new features or update Gtalk. But, there is an alternative way to add chatroom to Google Talk and enjoy Chatting. This can be easily done using
Listen to FM Channels in Google Talk
I have been enjoying Hindi FM channel using my Google Talk. Even you can enjoy listening to number of FM station within your Google Talk software. Procedure is damn easy. This is done using Gtalk2Voip, it is a free and publicly open voice gateway for major Instant Messenger clients.
