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Well, I just downloaded the new Google Talk chat client for Windows, but not the one that’s been there for a while. There’s a new Google Talk Labs Edition now available for download.
Let me point out some of the features of the new Google Talk Labs Edition.
First, the new Google Talk Labs Edition is definitely more visually appealing , compared to the older version of Google Talk. The older version was basically just plain white and grey. The new Google Talk Labs Edition has a cooler feel to it, with some nice blues and some gradients in there.
Second, the new Google Talk Labs Edition makes use of tabs when you click on a friend to chat with, instead of opening a new chat windows, like the older version of Google Talk does. It’s a lot like the tabbed browsing feature within Firefox, so this should be a big hit with chatters on Google Talk. One thing I did notice that is not currently available with the latest download is that there is no button to call someone on the Labs Edition. I’m assuming that they are not getting rid of this feature on the older version of Google Talk, but will add it in later.
Third, when the Google Talk icon sits in your taskbar at the bottom right hand corner of your screen on a PC, there are some other options that it gives you. Starting from the top, this is how it reads…
- Disable Notifications for One Hour
- Sign Out
- Launch Gmail
- Launch Google Calendar
- Launch Google Talk, Labs Edition
- Launch Orkut
- Settings…
- Help
- Exit
On the older version of Google Talk, when you right-click the Google Talk icon in your taskbar, these are current options available…
- Inbox
- Check Mail Now
- Disable All Notifications
- Check for Updates Now
- Sign Out
- About
- Exit
So, as you can see, the new Google Talk Labs Edition seems to be adding more options so that you don’t have to visit each and every website. If you are wondering what Orkut is, it’s basically Google’s version of Facebook. They are trying to get into the social networking race that others are already running.
I guess there’s a lot more I could say about the new Google Talk Labs Edition, but there’s too much for this blog post. Go ahead and download it today.
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One Response to “Google Talk Labs Edition”
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eithelonnen Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 5:13 am“If you are wondering what Orkut is, it’s basically Google’s version of Facebook. They are trying to get into the social networking race that others are already running.”
U realise orkut has been around since 2004 and is second only to myspace? =P that doesnt exactly sound like trying to get into the race to me
