Google Search Labs is testing a “Talk to a Live Representative” feature where it will “help you place the call, wait on hold, and then give you a call once a live representative is available.” When ...

After Google chat services go down for many users for about three hours, some find they actually have to talk to people in person. Carrie was a managing editor at CNET focused on breaking and trending ...

Before the beta version of Google Talk was released, the hype was hot. Was Google going to roll out a killer app and make rival IM clients obsolete? For now at least, the answer is no. Google Talk is ...

Google Talk, the instant messaging service from 2005 that’s been in limbo for years, is being shut down permanently this week. Google Talk was first introduced in 2005 as a way for Gmail users to chat ...

Google has had several failed attempts at making a unified chat service. Little do most people know that the company’s misfortune extends to the year 2005. Google Talk, a really early chat service is ...

What's exciting about Google Talk? I'm a bit underwhelmed with the launch of Google Talk, which is a bit of a surprise, since Google has a history of coming up with decent services. I use Google ...

Google Talk, a desktop and mobile text and voice chat service used by many Google Gmail customers, has suffered a widespread outage Thursday morning that the company says is affecting “a majority of ...