Google Talk, the instant messaging service from 2005 that’s been in limbo for years, is being shut down permanently this week. Google Talk was first introduced in 2005 as a way for Gmail users to chat ...

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google is shutting down Talk (also known as GChat) ...

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Google has had several failed attempts at making a unified chat service. Little do most people know that the company’s misfortune extends to the year 2005. Google Talk, a really early chat service is ...

Mac users have been waiting years for Google’s Talk application to come to the Apple platform. Likewise, Google Apps users have been waiting for a cross platform Skype-like program to audio and ...

I use the google talk client for IM on occasion and a new unknown contact just seemed to show up today as online in my contacts list, I do not recognize the email address and when I search for it in ...