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Gmail gets video and voice chat

20 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/gmail-gets-video-and-voice-chat.101892/

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apoorva84 Original post #1
Nov 12, 2008 at 3:47 PM
Gmail has video and voice chat now.For this you will have to install a plugin.

*mail.google.com/tools/dlpage/res/videochat/en/screenshot.png

*3.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SRkwSMYD_aI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/gsDJdA4WBgY/s320/video_chat.png

this feature will be rolled on to users gradually, everyone might not have it as yet.I do, though.

Time to uninstall Google Talk?

more info:*mail.google.com/videochat
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ThinkFree #2
Nov 12, 2008 at 4:04 PM
Nice feature. But getting the following message with firefox on fedora9
Unfortunately we do not yet have voice and video chat for Gmail available for your operating system.
Click to expand...
dr_jimit
dr_jimit #3
Nov 12, 2008 at 4:05 PM
Thanks
kirangp
kirangp #5
Nov 12, 2008 at 4:31 PM
cool...have been waiting for a long time
MetalheadGautham
MetalheadGautham #6
Nov 12, 2008 at 4:52 PM
hope they port this and gtalk to linux soon. its been long since I have had mail alerts instantly.
Sumeet_naik
Sumeet_naik #7
Nov 12, 2008 at 5:21 PM
Great news..and pic in pic too..
dark_king
dark_king #8
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:45 PM
this plugin has bug....
comp@ddict
comp@ddict #9
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:50 PM
^^shud be solved , google will do it
red_devil
red_devil #11
Nov 13, 2008 at 1:44 PM
yeah that feature has got activated on my account already :))

but sad to know that they still dont have this for linux :(
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mrintech #12
Nov 13, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Great New... Gtalk is competing Yahoo! ;)

*www.coolavatars.net/avatars/45/mario_wtf.gif
red_devil
red_devil #13
Nov 13, 2008 at 1:59 PM
^^ lol :D

image fail :))
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The Conqueror #15
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:37 PM
WOW,I had been waiting for this for long................. :)
thewisecrab
thewisecrab #16
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Thanks For the update. Will check....:)
Now all we need is a decent broadband connection :rolleyes:
But now what's the use of Gtalk? :???:
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #17
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Yes,its a indeed very good news 4 all the gmail users...:D
Tech.Masti
Tech.Masti #18
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:27 PM
Thanks for the good news
BBThumbHealer
BBThumbHealer #19
Nov 13, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Am also waiting for a new improved version , feature-rich GTalk !
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mrintech #20
Nov 13, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Now they will launch Audibles... Than Chat Rooms... Than Copy-Paste Whole Yahoo! Messenger.... ;)

:YAWN: