Images: Google calls on IM, talk service
Summary: Google takes on AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft with its own instant-messaging program that allows text chat and computer-to-computer voice connections.
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The availability status of your contacts is coded next to their name, with their connection availability on the right. You can initiate a call or e-mail from the IM chat box.
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