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news.cnet.com - 10/31/2008

Google brings text-messaging to online chat | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone

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Keith Coleman, Gmail product manager Keith Coleman, Gmail product manager (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET News)

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geardiary.com - 10/31/2008

Gmail now offers SMS text messaging via online chat

— geardiary.com — Google is rolling out free SMS text messaging from within your Gmail online chat screen (access this... by selecting a contact and … [ visit site to read more ] (more) Gmail now offers SMS text messaging via online chat

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gizmodo.com - 10/31/2008

Google Adding Text Messaging To Gchat in Gmail [Gmail]

— gizmodo.com — Those of you who use Gchat through Gmail can now send text messages to mobile phones. The... function is experimental, so you have to go to the Labs tab inside of Gmail's settings (or click on that little green flask icon) to turn it on. Your messages ... (more) Google Adding Text Messaging To Gchat in Gmail [Gmail]

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Gmail now offers SMS text messaging via online chat
Gear Diary — gmail sms.jpg Google is rolling out free SMS text messaging from within your Gmail online chat screen (access this by selecting a contact and then clicking chat). The capability is a Gmail Labs feature (experimental) and must be activated from the settings tab of Gmail. For now you can only send SMS to US numbers and SMS messaging only works within the chat in Gmail . It doesn’t, for example, work in any of the other Google gadgets or instant messaging clients. CNET

SMS Comes to Gmail in Online Chat
The UberReview — ... While SMS should have been dead and buried years ago (cell-based email is vastly superior), its use persists in a lot of countries and while it does, it is a very nice addition to the Gmail arsenal. Note that Google even one-ups Skype on this one by allowing two-way communication. You can receive as well as send. [CNET via ...