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Google To Shut Down Hangouts Later This Year

Another app closure. Google Hangouts will be shut down in November this year, as conversations are moved onto Google Chat

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Limes Audio's technology removes distracting noises, distortion and echoes during video calls

Google+ Hangouts iOS users can now make free phone calls to any phone in the USA and Canada

Google has taken its Google+ Hangouts On Air out of beta, allowing social networking users to broadcast live across the web

Youtube users can now promote their Google+ accounts as part of a tighter integration with the social network

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Google exec hints at teleconferencing move, potentially generating competition for Polycom, Cisco and Microsoft

Google+ now gives its users the opportunity to make free phone calls from the Hangouts video chat app

Google+ could add 20 million users by the end of the year, thanks to Google.com, Hangouts and Pages