Google Hangouts competes with iMessage, it will be available on the iOS platform starting today

  After the release Google Play game servicesThose from Google throw a new arrow towards those from Apple by announcing the launch Google Hangouts, a similar messaging system iMessageof the I told you a few months ago that Google is working on the development of this system, which was then known as Babel, but in the end he will bear the name Hangouts and will allow Google account holders to chat with any of their friends, regardless of which Google messaging account they have.

  The new system will also be available on desktops, so you will be able to chat with anyone, at any time, from any terminal you want, but more details are not known. Google Hangouts would be available in the App Store as a dedicated application, and as soon as it is launched I will let you know.

UPDATED: Through this article you can download the application and find out more details about it.