We saw the future of Google Talk at CES in January and now you can test it for yourself. Of course, the biggest change is the ability to have avatars but there are also some other changes. Here is a list of changes:

1. Avatars now available for users to use.
2. Rolling over a contacts name will show their information just like in GTalk.
3. Add/View contact buttons.
4. Multiple chat appearances in settings. WOO HOO -- We now have
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There are quite a few people that are excited about the new Windows Live Messenger and especially the face lift it has undergone. Microsoft has updated the GUI a few times throughout the course of the betas and now here is a screenshot of what to expect from the final release. If you look at the screenshot closely you will see that there are going to be two new features to come in this

Fosfor Gadgets has put together a list of 10 keyboards that you will not find in every home. I found the keyboard above (prevents cramping in your hands) to be the most unique out of the list but I would say all of them are quite a site to see. DataHand is the manufacturer of that ergonomic keyboard and if you purchase the personal

AllOfMP3 is one of the most popular Russian Music sites that offer music for just pennies. They charge $0.02 per MB and you can get the songs in many different formats. Now, AllOfMP3 has released software that will allow you to download from their site along with full-length previews of the song (at a lower bitrate of course). The software was obviously named after Apple's iTunes software.

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That's right, Gaim 2.0 Beta 3 has been released! They have added many features since Gaim 1.5 and they are continually working on bug fixes. The changelog for Gaim 2.0 Beta 3 does not mention anything related specifically to this build so I am not completely sure what new stuff to look for. One bug that they stated they were going to

Many users that have been trying the latest version of Opera can now use the GMail Chat features that everyone loves. It is actually a simple process to do this:

1. Download the latest version of Opera 9 Preview (at the time of this writing it is build 5326 that was just released today, but they update it every week).
2. After installing the browser, goto GMail .
3. Now select from the menu Tools -> Quick Preferences
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