Mobile Google Talk with Java

by Chris Gilmer Nov 21st 2006

Want to stay in touch with your Google Talk friends and contacts while on the go? Check out Talkonaut. It's a Java-based client that can be added onto your mobile phone, giving you access to your contacts on Google Talk or any Jabber network. You can choose to have Talkonaut send you an SMS with a download address, or go directly to get.talkonaut.com to download it. The download took about 1 minute for me. The application will work on pretty much all popular J2ME handsets, and there is a list of compatible units on their website. You will need a data plan to use the Talkonaut service since it does establish a TCP/SSL connection.

Even though Google Talk supports VoIP, this free Java client only supports instant messages, so no free voice calls yet.

Tags: cell, chat, contacts, google, j2me, java, mobile, phone, talk, talkonaut

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