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Bug in Google Talk’s Invisible Status Feature

Our reader, Anirudh Mehta, discovered a bug in Google Talk’s invisible status feature available in its Gmail Chat version. If use smartly, you can figure out if the girl next door is really invisible or avoiding you. Here are steps: Set the chat as off the record with target user (how?). Continue reading

Google Talk tricks and keyboard shortcuts

Google Talk Tricks: Change the font size - While holding the control key, move the scroll wheel on your mouse either up or down. This trick works while being focused in either the read or write area. Insert line breaks - If you Continue reading

Google Talk for iPhone and iPod Touch Launched

Google launched their famous Google Talk chat client for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch mobile handsets. Just visit www.google.com/talk from your iPhone or go to this page and enter your mobile number there. Google will send you download link on your iPhone directly. If you like new Google Continue reading

Google Talk Lab Edition Improved With Invisible Status Feature

Few months back, Google Talk’s Gmail Chat version added invisible status feature, a much demanded feature in any messenger. Now another flavor of Google Talk, its lab edition also added invisible status feature.   Still Google Talks desktop client have no signs of invisible chat feature. Continue reading

Gtalk Chat - New Orkut App! Chat with Google Talk Friends from Orkut!

Arvind created a new apps for orkut user which let you add Gtalk widget on your account so that you can chat with all your Google Talk friends from orkut. This application can be found here. This integration although unofficial strongly prove demand for better gmail chat & orkut integration. Continue reading

Google Talk, Lab Edition - More Disappointment, Less To Cheer About!

(Image Source: Google Talk) Google Talk, Lab Edition is an experimental release from Google that brings feature of Google Talk online gadget into Google Talk desktop client. The overall list of features is quite surprising. A number of prominent features are missing at the cost of not so Continue reading

Remain Always Idle On Google Talk! [Free Download]

Google Talk is my favorite messenger like many of you and so my friend-list there is quite long. While I love to chat most of the times, I want some sort of privacy while developing codes. I can not sign out completely from messengers, as at times I need to communicate with many geeks for help. Continue reading

Google added Invisible mode to Gmail Chat [Google Talk]

One of the most awaited feature Google Talk lovers has been waiting for is out. Just read on Google’s official Gmail blog that Gmail Chat version of Google Talk will now have option to go invisible! Jonas Lindberg quoted, With this feature, you can appear offline, and still send and receive Continue reading

Google Talk got emotions and Group-Chat Feature!

Just noticed two new features on Google Talk - my favorite instant Messenger Client! New picture emotions Group-Chat Feature   1. New Picture Emotions! Like other big-old messenger (yahoo, msn, etc) Google talk now have limited picture emotions! The quantity and quality of these Continue reading

Google Talk Emotions!

As of now GoogleTalk is gaining lots of attention! And I found many people wondering about emotions GoogleTalk supports! While GoogleTalk does not support gif images as emotions like yahoo or msn. Instead GoogleTalk makes animate emotions as they are with bold-blue color formatting. As many Continue reading