Google’s instant messaging application, and its answer to Microsoft’s hugely popular MSN, is being made available for the iPod Touch and iPhone.

According to Google’s own blog:

In addition to sending your friends Gmail messages from your iPhone, you can now chat with them while you’re on the move, too!

The best part about the application is that users won’t need to install any software on their iPod, instead they can use Google Talk through their web browser by simply visiting: www.google.com/talk

One of the differences between the iPod version and the standard version though is that you would need to have Google Talk open in your iPod’s browser to be able to receive messages. In the standard desktop version you can receive messages without actually being on the site.

This is part of Google’s growing plan to take advantage of the increased usage of mobile technology throughout the globe.