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The Unreleased Google Voice Desktop App

10:57AM July 2, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Looks like the folks over at TechCrunch somehow got their hands on an unreleased version of a Google Voice desktop app. It’s apparently called “Gizmo5 by Google”, which fits with a previous acquisition, and works rather well. More »

Gizmo5 Currently Closed To New Users

12:32PM November 13, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

We knew that Gizmo5 was acquired by Google, but now we’re seeing the first effect of that merger as Gizmo5 has closed its doors to new users until the Google-powered re-launch. [Cool Geex]

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Are Google Voice Calls To And From Your Computer Coming?

5:17AM November 10, 2009 | Brian Lam

Google’s bought Gizmo5, a VoIP company. They’ve got Google Voice but no way to use it for calls to and from your computer — only redirecting calls to existing landlines and mobiles. Not anymore. More »

Skype Might Buy Gizmo5 To Power Its VoIP Calling

9:53AM October 14, 2009 | Jason Chen

Skype might have been sloughed off of eBay into its own entity, but lawsuits, regarding its core Skype to Skype technology, might put them in trouble unless it has a backup plan of new VoIP tech. More »