Google is once again allowing Gmail users to make free telephone calls directly from their inbox, all without any kind of …
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Tired of Losing Your iPhone at Bars? Maybe You Need a ‘Drunk Phone’
Today in trends that may or may not be actual trends: drunk phones! What, pray tell, is a drunk phone? According to Laura Krajecki, chief consumer officer at Starcom MediaVest Group, they are cheap phones that young people carry …
Google Voice for Android Adds Group Messaging and Other Features
It’s the best application for Android, and it just got an upgrade. Which means it’s time to whip out your phone, mosey on over to the market and update to the latest version of Google Voice.
The latest version of the app …
Google Voice Open Outside U.S., Now Available in 38 Languages (Updated)
Updated: A Google representative writes in:
“Thanks for covering the calling from Gmail news. Just a clarification – this is actually an expansion of the calling from Gmail feature, not an expansion of Google Voice. Call Phones from Gmail allows you to use your computer to call any phone number. Google Voice is a separate product that
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The Ultimate Guide to Staying Connected on Vacation Abroad
Does being cut off from the outside world give you the heebie jeebies?
It’s summertime, which means it’s time to hit the boarding gates of the nearest terminal and get out of town. And if you’re going somewhere exotic that requires you to dig your passport out (hey, Mexico still counts), you may be wondering what life is like when the …
Sprint Puts Google Voice Everywhere
What’s the difference between porting your mobile number and using it in two places at once? Sprint and Google Voice, that’s what. Both companies just announced a deal to streamline the whole port-your-number process courtesy Google’s Internet-based telephony service.
The partnership essentially lets you display your Google Voice …
Google Voice Number Porting Feature Looms Over Landlines
A warning shot across the bow of old-school landline telephone service sounds something like this:
“We’re continually testing new features to enhance the user experience. For a limited amount of time, we’re making the Google Voice number porting process available to users. We don’t have any additional details to share at this time, but
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Google Voice Back on the iPhone
It’s officially a cold day in Hell. Google Voice is now once again available for the iPhone after being removed the App Store in late July of 2009.
When Apple famously published its App Store guidelines back in September of this year, it wasn’t quite clear why Google Voice was being kept out of the store. And sure enough, a few …
Bazinga!: Unofficial Google Voice App Approved For the iPhone
PSA for iPhone/iPad Owners –
Sean Kovacs’ Google Voice app for the iPhone has been approved and looks to have been added yesterday. Looks as though the app is fully functional letting you send and receive SMS messages, playback voicemails, and toggle which calls are made through Google Voice.
Grab it now for $2.99 (iTunes) if …
Google Voice Apps to Make Their Way Back to iPhones?
A little over a year ago, a handful of Google Voice applications co-existed peacefully inside Apple’s App Store.
VoiceCentral, GVDialer, and GV Mobile were each developed by independent programmers to leverage the Google Voice service in order to provide iPhone owners with the ability to make and receive calls using their Google Voice …
Google Voice Update Brings Widgets to Android For Faster Access
One of the many advantages of owning an Android device over others is quick and easy access to Google products like Goggles, Earth and Voice for various reasons. Today, the Voice team released an update for Android with two home screen widgets that give you immediate access to your inbox and settings.
The Inbox widget pulls up the …
Google Officially Integrates Voice Calling into Gmail
As an update to this morning’s post, Google has officially unwrapped free voice calls to any phone number in the U.S. and Canada right from within Gmail. International calls start at around two cents per minute, too.
People with Google Voice phone numbers can receive incoming calls right inside their Gmail by adding “Google Chat” as …