Google adds Google+ Hangout style video-conferencing to Gmail

Summary: Over the at once few days, Google will be adding Google+ Hangout video-conferencing to Gmail and its associated Google Talk instant-messaging, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), and video-chat service.

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