Posts Tagged ‘gtalk’

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Google Announces Android Video And Voice Chat, Along With A Twitter Puzzle Challenge

Video calls works over both WiFi and 3G. However, T-Mobile began blocking video chat over 3G on their network this week.

Confirmed: T-Mobile blocking GTalk video chat over 3G on Nexus S (Engadget)

Engadget confirmed that Gtalk video chat still works over 3G on Sprint’s Nexus S. The feature is only allowed when connected to a WiFi network.

AT&T previously blocked even voice-only calls over Skype for iPhone users on their network. It too was a WiFi-only service for a period of time. This restriction was lifted just a year ago (May 2010).

Below is a list of Google Talk smileys and emotions. How you can see Google was trying to keep them as simple as possible. No colors or animated funny faces that are jumping between chat lines – isn’t that too boring?

If you are very disappointed with Google smileys you can use this FireFox plugin to add more action and style to your Google Talk. Have fun!

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