Google on Wednesday released a new instant messaging and voice chat program, ending months of speculation over whether the search giant would enter the heated IM market.

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Google released a new instant messaging and voice-chat program, ending months of speculation over whether the search giant would enter the heated IM market.

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Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) released a new instant messaging and voice-chat program, ending months of speculation over whether the search giant would enter the heated IM market.

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Similar to the free program Roger Wilco, the new voice chat will be included in a new version of DirectX, Microsoft's applications programming interface for 3D games.

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