Google watchers abuzz about the search darling's new desktop tool are already betting on its next product: instant chat. Such speculation isn't new, but it's gained legs as some intriguing facts have ...

Google is doing its bit to open up the world of instant messaging by making Google Talk interoperable with other IM services that use the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). XMPP is an ...

The blogosphere is abuzz about Google's new foray into the instant-messaging realm. Message boards are teeming with tips and gripes, and scores of screenshots have gone up since Google released a beta ...

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Marking perhaps its most ambitious departure to date from its core search business, Google unveiled its own instant messaging platform yesterday, one that includes voice chat options. Some analysts ...

Google is reportedly testing their new AI Mode option directly in the search box on the Google home page, replacing the “I’m Feeling Lucky” widget. The company rolled out the option to a limited group ...

Four months after announcing the product at Google I/O, Google Allo has finally launched. Allo is yet another attempt at a Google instant messaging platform, and while Google insists it won’t shut ...