There are many instant messengers for chatting. Most popular Instant messenger such as yahoo messenger, MSN, ICQ, and also Google talk messenger. We can choose our favorite instant messenger based on our criteria such as design, features, and connectivity. Let’s talk about Instant messenger from Google. Google Talk Messenger is a freeware messenger incorporated with Gmail account. This messenger support text, audio and video communication among Google Talk friends. Google added all the advanced features in the Talk messenger so that people can enjoy better communication.

With the rising shortage in energy and the increased usage of television sets that are massive energy guzzlers, law makers in California have decided to crack down of such energy guzzling television sets by imposing a huge ban on the use of these. This new move by the Californian Energy Commission will help residents save up to $8 billion in energy costs. In a survey conducted by a Virginia based group, figures showed that more that 25% of the television sets on sale didn’t meet the standards.

China’s military website has been recently in the news after there were reports that it was literally a hacker magnet. The website’s editor Ji Guilin said that the website had about 2.3 million attacks from hackers in just a month after the release of the site.

Harryd has blogged about the future of FreeNAS and it looks like the future is Linux not FreeBSD. In short… FreeNAS 0.8 will be based on Debian GNU/Linux! Volker (the core developer) started an intermediate project called CoreNAS. FreeNAS 0.8 will be based on that.

E-matic has released a new version of the top selling E4 series. The E4 is an 8 GB touch-screen MP3 Player with a 5MP built-in Digital Camera and video recording capabilities. It also contains an FM Tuner/Recorder, Webcam capability, TV-Out, and is available in six colours.

Google has shown off the very first builds of Chrome OS (or Chromium OS as the open source version is called). It is really a developer preview and Google aren’t planning on releasing the final version for another year. Here are 5 things you really need to know…

With the recent economic breakdown, a number of people are searching for jobs online and this has become a really favorable time for cyber criminals who extract money from unwitting job applicants. The police have warned job seekers of such money launderers on the internet who might extract small sums of money towards jobs.

Computer maker Apple was the first one to be pulled to the court by mobile maker Nokia. Now, it’s Internet leaders Google that has been pulled to the court by the Switzerland Government. Google’s Street View application that allows 360 degree views of streets and other locations is the one that has been causing privacy concerns to the Switzerland Government. The main issue that is causing concern is the clarity of people faces and vehicle number plates especially in places like hospitals and prisons.

Microsoft has come down hard on people who modded their Xbox consoles to play pirated games and banned them from the Xbox Live service. The banned players will not be able to use the Xbox Live service anymore and will have to purchase a new console in order to use the service. Microsoft has also said that, this move was to check piracy in the video game industry as it incurred losses of about £750 million each year due to privacy.

MSI has announced the U.S. availability of the Wind Top AE2220 all-in-one desktop PC. What’s cool about this touch screen PC is that like a flat screen TV, this PC can be mounted on a wall.