Google Talk is by far my favorite instant messenger to use, but for some reason I never quite understood why they restrict you from starting a conference call.

Google has been busy updating some of its gadgets that users can put on their Personalized Homepage. The first one to get updated was the Google Talk gadget which received its first update since launch. Here is a list of what’s new in the gadget:

Google has taken an extra step to make using Google Talk as simple as possible.  They’ve created a Gadget specifically for your Personalized Homepage that enables you to chat with your friends and see who is online.