Google Releases Google Talk Service

Google just released their long-rumored Instant Messenger client and service: succinctly named Google Talk. If you download the client (currently only available for Windows), you’ll find a clean-looking interface with the absolutely necessary IM features, but not too many of the bells and whistles. You will also find that this IM client prominently features the ability to really ‘talk’ using VoIP. Google does have plans to release clients for the Mac and Linux platforms, but until then you can use other clients on those platforms that support the Jabber/XMPP protocols. This is true on Windows as well. There are plans to support SIP as well.