Gmail has finally learned to chat without an IMGoogle today announced Gmail Chat that will let Gmail users exchange text messages with others without having to log onto a separate chat program.
While the chat functions of Google Talk are integrated into Gmail, users must download the Google Talk client application to make voice calls.From anywhere in Gmail, the user can see who is available to chat. The program will also allow users to store instant message (IM) conversations.
The application's Quick Contacts list is synchronized with a user's Google Talk friends list and automatically displays the people a user communicates with most frequently and shows their online status.
Clicking on a contact listed as being online opens a chat window in the browsers.
Gmail Chat is available on Internet Explorer 6.0 and higher and Firefox 1.0 and higher and in the U.S. English interface only.
There are no Google ads in your chat sessions or your Quick Contacts list. But once a chat is saved, Google may show you ads alongside your saved chats. A
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