An article posted on DesktopLinux.com says that Linux users may finally be getting some of Google’s toys. The article only hints about Google Talk and Picasa, but I’m wondering when we’ll be seeing Google Desktop Search, and other apps ported over.
This also makes me wonder if Google really is creating the rumored Google Linux distribution. After all, it would be kind of silly to release a distro when your tools aren’t available for it.
GAIM‘s main developer, Sean Egan, has been hired by Google. He’ll be working on Google Talk, Google’s own IM/VoIP client, to help “on making it as easy as possible for other clients to use Google Talk’s voice features.”
I’ve seen this posted around the net several places. It appears as though Google Talk has silently updated itself to version 1.0.0.66 Beta.
Not much is said about the update according to the changelog listed on FileForum, and good luck trying to find anything listed on Google’s site. 
If you open up Google Talk’s about screen, by right clicking on the task bar icon, you should see something that says “play 23 21 13 16 21 19 . 7 1 13 5″.
By converting the number over to the corresponding letter in the alphabet, you get “wumpus.game”. Add that user to your friends list for an old IRC game. 
Not even available for a full day yet and the beta version of Google Talk is being compared to Skype. Just a quick little review, that isn’t a bad read.
And don’t forget the rumors about Google buying Skype. 
I expect to see a number of reviews poping up over the next several days. Here are some that are available right now.
I’m sure there are more out there right now, so go Google it if you want something else.