几乎偃旗息鼓一年之久的Google Talk 团队在今天发布了一个版本代号为Labs Edition 的实验版GT桌面客户端。
Google Talk是一款我较为欣赏的即时聊天工具，采用开放的XMPP协议是它的一大特色之一。但是由于XMPP协议的目前仍然处在修订当中等缘故，GTalk 桌面版实际上长期以来处在快被Google遗忘的角落中；今天，Google Talk 团队终于释放出了一个版本号为Labs Edition 的实验版GT桌面客户端！它基于WebKit（也就是Safari浏览器的内核）开发，结合Google Talk Gadget的优势，并整合Google旗下的若干线上产品模块，譬如：Gmail提醒、Google日历以及Orkut社区等功能。
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Google Talk
Nearly one-year silence, Google Talk team has launched a new beta version of GT desktop clients, dubbed “Labs Edition”.
Google Talk is one of my favorite instant chatting tools. It is featured by adopting open XMPP agreement. While due to the XMPP agreement is still under the adaptation and some other reasons, GTalk actually has been ignored by Google for a long time. Today, Google Talk team finally released a new beta version of GT desktop clients”Labs Edition”! It is based on Webkit(which is the kernel of Safari browser ), combining the advantages of Google Talk Gadget, and integrating several Google’s online product services, including Gmail notification, Google calendar, Orkut and so on.