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Nokia to Put Google Talk on its Linux Tablet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the lots-of-things-to-like-here dept.

prostoalex writes "The next version of Nokia 770 Linux-based Internet tablet with WiFi support will feature Google Talk with VOIP in its next release, MSNBC reports. The device is priced to sell at $390, and both Google and Nokia agree that right now it might appeal only to niche markets. In related news, however, it means Google's GTalk client will be ported to Linux, even if it's Nokia 770-specific software architecture."

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  1. gtalk = jabber + voice by endx7 · · Score: 5, Informative

    The google talk protocol is little more than jabber with a few other goodies thrown in such as voice chat. So really, right now, the only thing you miss under linux with the google talk service is the voice chat since you can use a client such as gaim or any of the multitude of other jabber clients under linux.

    1. Re:gtalk = jabber + voice by mattyrobinson69 · · Score: 3, Informative

      Google Talk is jabber, with their voip extension to jabber. Their voip extension to jabber was released as an open standard, and is-being/has-been integrated with gaim.

    2. Re:gtalk = jabber + voice by michael186 · · Score: 5, Informative

      Kopete and Gaim are both working on voice support for Google Talk. Who's to say that Nokia aren't going to use one of these projects?

    3. Re:gtalk = jabber + voice by nurmr · · Score: 5, Informative

      And the Psi team have a working implementation of Jabber-Jingle (the standard evolved from what gtalk are using) running on Linux. They've successfully made calls from Psi to GTalk, etc.

  2. does it matter? by Walter+Carver · · Score: 4, Informative

    I don't think it's important. Since Gtalk uses the Jabber protocol, there are already good clients for Linux. Google even explains how to make Gaim work with Gtalk.

  3. Not necessarily GTalk... by Jussi+K.+Kojootti · · Score: 3, Informative
    it means Google's GTalk client will be ported to Linux
    Not necessarily. The maemo roadmap has said for some time that the next release will have Telepathy support -- which means a GoogleTalk client. That's not necessarily GTalk...

  4. Re:Great, but ... by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 3, Informative

    Regarding question 1,

    From the Nokia 770 site:
    The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet's software is upgradeable and currently runs on the Linux-based Internet Tablet 2005 software edition. There is a planned launch next year of an operating system upgrade - the Internet Tablet 2006 software edition - that will support additional services, including Internet telephony (VoIP) and Instant Messaging.

    As for your second question, I would think that a "normal" user couldn't do it, but since as you point out the protocol is open, its down to whatever can be built for it.

    I would imagine that the gTalk port won't need lots of private code, but to be sure find Chris DiBona and have a word.

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
  5. Re:Will be ported to Linux... by catch23 · · Score: 3, Informative

    if you want to source, go to jabber.org and download one of the many existing clients.