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What's the solution to Apple's stinginess about Google getting an official Google Voice app on the iPhone App Store? A webapp that has about all the functionality, but usable on any HTML5-capable smartphone. More »
Yesterday Google updated their Google Voice extension for Chrome, allowing Voice-heads to call numbers directly from their browsers. If you love Google or hate retyping phone numbers, this one's for you.
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We heard about AT&T's Voicemail-to-Text service back in December, but now it's being shoved down our throats again with email reminders aplenty. Why don't we care about the $10/month service? Because we can get something better. For free.
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GV Mobile is now available for jailbroken iPhone devices for free, but there's something better coming up… GV Mobile 2.0. Here's a first look at the app.
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Seeing Google Voicerepeatedly bash its forehead against the gates of the App Store gave competitor Ribbit an idea: why not just cut the features Apple and/or AT&T are scared of, like calling and texting? And so they did.
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Google Voice, which lets users consolidate all their phones under one number, archive your texts and voicemails, and much, much more, is two things to most people: vaguely promising, and totally confusing. Here's how to make the switch, in plain English. More »
Google's bought Gizmo5, a VOIP company. They've got Google Voice, but no way to use Google voice for calls to and from your computer—only redirecting calls to existing physical and mobiles. Not anymore.
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As Lifehacker is reporting, Google Voice has just opened up its fantastic, feature-filled voicemail to any phone number (pending that you have a Google Voice account). You can now finally free your voicemail from your cellphone service provider.
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The AT&T vs. Google Voice debate has gotten much more interesting/entertaining, thanks to a letter from AT&T to the FCC, loudly trashing Google—and even the FCC themselves, for allowing Google to run rampant. There's some serious animosity here.
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Just like Gmail's early days, anyone looking for a Google Voice account can start bugging their friends for invites—starting today, current users will gradually start getting invites over the next few weeks to hand out to people. [Google]
As expected, Apple and AT&T have barred Vonage's international calling app from VoIP over 3G/EDGE. When you're out of Wi-Fi range, it instead redirects your call to local access numbers, where you're charged AT&T minutes as you access Vonage's rates.
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