Google Talk comes in two flavors: a widget to use from a Google site (with Flash 8.0) and a 1.5MB download. It integrates directly with a user’s Google Personalized Homepage, and the Google Talk application automatically loads your contacts from a Gmail account, speeding setup time. Unfortunately, the Google Talk Client currently works only with [...]
VoIP comes in two basic forms: hardware-based services that use a converter box between your broadband Internet router and a regular touchtone phone, and software-based services that require a computer. Major hardware VoIP services such as those from Vonage (News – Alert) and EarthLink fall into the first category. The software-based services, like GloPhone and [...]