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Submitted by SJIND 297d ago | article

Goodbye, Gmail Video Chat. Hello Google+ Hangouts

mashable: If you enjoy video chatting over Gmail the way you’ve been doing it since 2008, better wave your last goodbyes to your buddy list.
Starting Monday, and continuing over the next few weeks, Google is going to be replacing Gmail video chat with Google+ Hangouts. “Unlike the old video chat, which was based on peer-to-peer technology, Hangouts utilize the power of Google’s network to deliver higher reliability and enhanced quality,” reads the explanatory blog post written by the Gmail team. (GMail, Google Plus, Services, Web)

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