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Google Updates Google Voice for Android

A new flavor of Google Voice is now available for download via the Android Market, bringing along a series of enhancements for users of devices powered by Google’s Android platform. All those who own devices running under Android 1.6 and up can now download and install the new Google Voice app release, namely...

8 February 2012
17:01 GMT

“Rogers One Number” Service Now Available for PostPaid Customers

Rogers has finally taken the wrap from its “Rogers One Number” service, which allows its customers to make calls, send pictures or text, or video chat from a computer using their phone number.After a beta testing period that allowed the carrier to fix most of the issues, the service is now going live and ...

7 February 2012
12:12 GMT

Google Updates iPhone Apps - Plus & Voice

Two iOS applications developed by Google have been updated today to deliver a few new features, as well as bug fixes and improved reliability of some existing functions, according to the release notes dished out by the search giant. Google+ (plus) has ben updated to version 1.0.8.3514, which now lets users start a v...

10 January 2012
04:41 GMT

Google Voice 1.4 iOS with Multi-Recipient Texting

Google’s iOS application that lets you access your Google Voice account right from your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch has been blessed with an update that adds multi-recipient texting, Sprint integration support, multi-line texts and more.Google Voice not only lets you access your voicemail messages with transcri...

21 December 2011
09:44 GMT

Leave Santa a Naughty or Nice Voicemail with Gmail

Want to send a letter to Santa, but you thing it won't reach him in time? Fear not, he may be old, but Santa is 'down' with the times, you can simply leave him a voice mail and tell him just how naughty you've been.Just open up Gmail, dial 855-34-SANTA (or just click on this link) and you're ...

17 December 2011
13:21 GMT

Google Voice Offers Free Calling in the US and Canada for 2012

Great news just arrived for the users of Google Voice in the United States and Canada. Next year, they will be able to benefit from free calling on the North American continent. Last year, the Mountain View-based Internet giant said that the free calls within the United States and Canada were supposed to be free on...

14 December 2011
02:40 GMT

Google Extends Free Calls in the US and Canada in Gmail Offer for 2012

A couple of years ago, Google introduced phone call support to Gmail and its voice chat service. It was free in the US and later in Canada, but Google said it was a temporary thing. Then Google extended it a couple of times, keeping the calls free for the entire year of 2011. But this year is approaching its end, s...

14 December 2011
02:01 GMT

Google Voice for Android Updated with Improved Text Message Notification and More

Google Voice application for Android devices has just been updated with a few new features and improvements that enhances the functionality of the software.Besides making cheap international calls using a dedicated Google number and sending free text messages, Google Voice now  allows users to send the same...

16 November 2011
18:01 GMT

Google Voice Pulled from iTunes

iOS 5 is causing trouble for some Google Voice users, according to Vincent Paquet, Senior Product Manager for Google Voice, who confirmed to the press that iTunes is no longer listing the app as a downloadable item for now.According to Paquet, the team at Google decided to remove the application before things got out...

17 October 2011
12:01 GMT

Apple Outlines Limitations with FaceTime / iMessage when Using Google Voice

According to a new Support document by Apple, if you own an iPhone 4S and your Sprint account is integrated with Google Voice, you may be unable to use your phone number to receive FaceTime calls or iMessages.The company headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California says that integrating your Sprint account...

17 October 2011
05:27 GMT

Google Voice Gets MMS Support

Google Voice users have been long waiting for the possibility to enjoy support for MMS with the service, and they should get ready for having the wide support for the feature available. The first steps on this road were made, and pictures and other multimedia messages can now be received from Sprint subscribers, ...

15 October 2011
09:41 GMT

Google Already Testing Voice Internally in Europe, May Launch It in the Old Continent Soon

Google Voice is one of Google's best, if not exactly the most lauded, products. It completely transforms phone communications, from the inside out and gives users, perhaps for the first time, a bit of flexibility and power over the big telcos that generally get to do what they want.That said, like many of the be...

20 September 2011
11:21 GMT

Export All of Your Google Voice Data via Google Takeout

Google has talked about the importance of enabling users to take their data with them out of any web service or site. Many services aim to keep people using them by making it hard or impossible to export all of the things they've created over the years. "At Google, we believe that our users should be able to ...

7 September 2011
08:18 GMT

You Can Now Make Multiple Calls at a Time in Gmail

Voice calls in Gmail were a nice addition to an already feature-packed app. Now Gmail is doing one better and is introducing the ability of placing more than one voice or video call at a time. This will enable you to have more than one conversation at a time and also ensures that you don't miss any calls as they...

21 July 2011
05:47 GMT

Phone Call and SMS Anti-Spam Solution Offered Through Google Voice

Google has introduced an automatic anti-spam filter for Google Voice in order to protect users from unsolicited calls and SMS messages.Up until now, users who were bothered by telemarketers or other callers had the option of reporting their numbers as spam.However, the new system works automatically and relies on the...

13 July 2011
13:15 GMT

Google Voice Gets a Spam Filter for Voice Calls, Texts

Google is taking some of its expertise from the email space and putting it to good use in Google Voice. Users will now be able to benefit from the spam-busting technologies that they've enjoyed in Gmail for years in Voice as well.Granted, the two solutions are not exactly the same thing, but they do share simila...

13 July 2011
11:26 GMT

Google Voice for Android Updated with Global SPAM Filtering, No More Unwanted Calls

Google has just announced that its Google Voice application for Android devices has been updated with new features, including a spam filter that will allow users to avoid unwanted calls. Those who are not familiar with Google Voice for Android, the application allows users to make cheap international calls with th...

13 July 2011
04:01 GMT

Users Can Keep Google Voice Numbers after Porting

Mountain View-based Internet giant Google has just announced the availability of a new option for Google Voice users who ported or plan on porting their numbers. Up until now, all those who changed their Google Voice number, ported their number to Google Voice, or opted to make their Sprint number their Google Voice...

10 June 2011
04:54 GMT

Google Voice Arrives on All Sprint CDMA Phones

Today, wireless carrier Sprint announced the upcoming availability of Nexus S 4G on its airwaves and, along with it, of Google Voice integration for all Sprint CDMA phones, aimed at offering a brand new experience to its customers. Through the new deal, Sprint users interested in benefiting from Google Voice can set...

21 March 2011
14:41 GMT

Google Voice Catches Its Big Break with Sprint Integration

Google has made a big step forward for its Voice service with the announcement of a partnership with US carrier Sprint. Its subscribers will now be able to use Google Voice out of the box, while retaining their Sprint phone number. It's the first time Google has partnered with a major carrier and it could prove ...

21 March 2011
11:59 GMT

Click-to-Call Functionality in Gmail

Not content with letting mobile users have all the fun, Gmail is now enabling anyone to make calls from the site whenever they stumble upon a phone number. With the click-to-call functionality, any phone number in emails or from your contacts can be dialed with a simple click."With the ability to call phones built ri...

11 March 2011
12:00 GMT

Android 2.3.3 Breaks Google Voice on Some Nexus One Devices

Last week, Mountain View-based Internet giant Google started to push out a new software update for some Android users out there, namely for those who own a Nexus One or a Nexus S device, and it seems that there are some issues with the update that users encountered.The new software update, Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread,...

1 March 2011
05:10 GMT

Google Voice's Latest Killer Feature, Number Portability

Google has now rolled out phone number porting for all Google Voice users. This will enable them to transfer their phone number from their carrier completely to Google Voice. If you have a lot of contacts which have your existing number, than this feature is perfect for you. There are some caveats and the process is ...

26 January 2011
06:06 GMT

SayNow Acquisition to Give Google Voice a Boost

Google has notched another acquisition on its belt, the company bought SayNow, a startup focusing on calls and voice messaging services. No financial details have been disclosed nor have future plans. The SayNow team will be working with the existing Google Voice team, but it's unclear if the product will be int...

26 January 2011
05:13 GMT

Google Voice Now Offers Mobile Number Portability

Mobile phone users who are fond of their current number, but would also like to use the Google Voice service, have now the possibility to pair the two, as Google has just announced the availability of mobile phone number porting for its users.The new features is already available for all existing Google Voice users,...

26 January 2011
03:56 GMT

GVoice 1.2 Available for Windows Phone 7 Devices

Gvoice, a Google Voice application, as its name suggests, has just been approved for the Windows Phone Marketplace, a few months after the first version of the software was submitted for approval, it seems. Available for download as version 1.2 for all Windows Phone 7 devices out there, the application provides user...

19 January 2011
06:56 GMT

Google Extends Free Gmail Calls Into 2011

Google introduced a great new feature, and made a big strategic move, with the addition of phone call support in Gmail. And, in true Google style, the feature was made available for free for users in the US and Canada. At the time, Google said the special offer was to be limited to 2010, but it is now expanding it fo...

20 December 2010
16:24 GMT

Updated Google Voice App Brings Free Text Messaging to iPod touch, iPad

Google has announced an update to its Voice application for iOS, adding the highly-anticipated support for iPod touch and iPad devices. While there is no VoIP gateway yet, non-iPhone users can enjoy pretty much all the features of the app, such as sending and receiving free text messages.“Since we launched Goog...

15 December 2010
05:49 GMT

The Official Google Voice iPhone App Is Live - Download Here

Christian Brunschen, Software Engineer at Google, has announced the immediate availability of Google Voice for iPhone, the highly-anticipated native application for iOS customers allowing them to access all the major Google Voice features on their handsets.On the official Google blog, Brunschen begins his announcemen...

17 November 2010
04:24 GMT

Google Voice Out of App Store Limbo, Available Now for the iPhone

After 16 months in App Store limbo, Apple finally approved the iPhone Google Voice app. The app, which brings native support for Google's Voice service is now available to everyone for free though you'll still need a Voice account which is only available in the US."Earlier this year we launched a Google Voi...

17 November 2010
03:48 GMT

Gmail Call Recording and Google Voice's Possible Future

Google is now testing call recording in the Gmail phone call feature. Call recording has been available for Google Voice users, but the dialer now gets a dedicated button for the functionality. The feature is not available to all users yet, but some have spotted it in the wild, the Google Operating System blog says.U...

6 November 2010
05:44 GMT

Google Voice Enables Cheap Calls for Students, Google Says

Google Voice does come with a nice range of features that enable users make cheap calls as long as they benefit from a Google Voice account, and it seems that students are among those who can take full advantage of them.Coming with Gmail integration and being accessible via both 3G and Wi-Fi networks, Google Voice c...

28 September 2010
07:09 GMT

Apple Approves Google’s Voice App for iOS, Official Launch Delayed

Sources close to Google reportedly say that Apple has already approved the search giant’s native Voice application for iOS devices, but the launch is held back so that Google can tweak the app to support the latest SDK changes including multitasking.TechCrunch claims to have “gotten word that the official...

28 September 2010
05:22 GMT

iOS Developer: ‘The Original Google Voice App Is Back and Better Than Ever!’

With Google yet to submit their native Voice application for approval from the App Store Review team, several developers have leveraged the hype surrounding Apple’s recent change of heart to throw in alternatives.One of these developers is Sean Kovacs, who is selling GV Mobile +, a Google Voice application for ...

20 September 2010
03:47 GMT

Apple Approves Google Voice App ‘GV Connect’ for iOS

GV Connect, a native iPhone/iPod Touch application which allows users to interact with their existing "Google Voice" account faster than using the web interface, has been approved in the iTunes App Store.Developed by Andreas Amann, GV Connect stores account passwords securely in the iPhone’s keychain for faster...

18 September 2010
08:38 GMT

Google Intros New Voice App and Widgets for Android

Google Voice has just got a little better for Android users, as the Mountain View-based Internet company announced the release of a new application for handsets powered by this operating system, complemented by the release of new widgets. Basically, the new software solutions are meant to offer Android users the pos...

10 September 2010
04:39 GMT

T-Mobile G2 Officially Available in September

Wireless carrier T-Mobile USA has just confirmed that the much expected T-Mobile G2 with Google, it first Android-based mobile phone to pack support for HSPA+ connectivity, will land on the market sometime in September. The new device, exclusively available in the United States on T-Mobile's airwaves, is expect...

9 September 2010
01:55 GMT

You can Get Email Notifications of Google Voice Missed Calls

Google recently unveiled a new phone call feature in Gmail as well as Google Voice integration for it. Not it's introducing rather minor feature, but one that should prove very useful in a number of cases."Google Voice lets you take charge of your telephony experience, giving you one number that rings all your p...

7 September 2010
14:03 GMT

Google Voice Unleashes Cool Features for Gmail Phone Calls

Google recently introduced phone calling in Gmail and the feature seems to have been a hit, at least by Google's account. The feature, somewhat surprisingly, is not directly tied to Google Voice, so users can get started right away. However, there are a few advantages to linking or creating a Voice account."Last...

2 September 2010
06:48 GMT

Gmail Users Make 1 Million Calls in the First Day

Google's phone call feature now built into Gmail proved remarkably popular, compared to other new products bundled with the webmail service, looking at you Google Buzz. According to Google, there were over one million phone calls placed from Gmail in the first 24 hours after the service went live. This is even m...

27 August 2010
04:42 GMT

You Can Make Phone Calls from Gmail Now

Well, that was fast. Earlier today, rumors surfaced that Google is testing a new feature in Gmail which will enable users to make phone calls from the web app. Now Google is announcing that not only is the feature real, it's going live today. Google is making the announcement at the time of writing at a small ...

25 August 2010
14:01 GMT

Google Testing Phone Calls from Gmail Feature

Google has been working on integrating Voice with its existing VoIP services and Gmail. While it has never confirmed anything, there have been plenty of signs that the company is working on it and the move is an obvious one. Now it seems that Google is moving forward and is now testing a phone call feature in Gmail. ...

25 August 2010
04:44 GMT

Google Launches Linux Video and Voice Plugin for Gmail

Google is not exactly known for its desktop apps, but, for now, it still needs them for special tasks. To support voice and video chat, Google developed a browser plugin which has now been finally made available for Linux desktops as well. "If you’ve been wanting to use voice and video chat on Linux (our top vi...

20 August 2010
04:26 GMT

Gmail to Get a Significant Revamp

Google is always testing new features for its apps. One of the first stages of the testing period is with employees. Google employees regularly get access to upcoming products and changes still in beta. Once in a while, some of the changes leak out through screenshots and videos employees post about something complet...

31 July 2010
05:45 GMT

Google Voice Enhanced for Android and BlackBerry

Internet giant Google has just announced a series of new enhancements brought to one of its services, namely Google Voice. According to the company, the improvements are aimed at the Google Voice mobile app, available for mobile phone users, and is meant to offer them access to a new feature, namely 'direct acc...

23 July 2010
06:27 GMT

The Leaked, Unreleased Google Voice Desktop App

Google Voice has just been made available in the US, which is a great new for everyone as, hopefully, it means that an international launch is not that far off, but the service is still a fraction of what it could be. The next logical step is to integrate it with Google’s existing VoIP services and bypass t...

2 July 2010
06:17 GMT

Google Voice Now Open to Everyone, but It’s Only the Beginning

Google Voice is a very promising product and the hype around it is warranted. Now, you can try it out for yourself, as Google has opened the service to everyone, everyone in the US at least. Google Voice is a complementary service, which improves the regular phone communication we’re all used to. Until now, sig...

23 June 2010
03:49 GMT

Google Voice for Everyone in the US

One of the services that Google made available for a limited number of people not too long ago was Google Voice, which has just become available for everyone in the United States. This web-based platform for the management of communications was released as an early preview about a year ago, and has received a g...

23 June 2010
02:47 GMT

Gmail’s Contact Cards Have Been Redesigned

In keeping with Google’s incremental updates philosophy, Gmail has just revamped the contact cards. It’s not a major change, but some things are different and others have been moved about. Google has already introduced several redesigned elements and, at this pace, the entire interface will be redesigned,...

21 June 2010
06:47 GMT

Google Voice Desktop App May Have Been Canceled

A couple of days ago, we came about an interesting looking screenshot of what the Google Voice phone call window in Gmail might look like, if and when it gets launched. In the meantime, there have also been rumors about a Google Voice desktop app the company was apparently developing with the help of the Gizmo5 team ...

12 June 2010
07:11 GMT


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