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Gmail Voice Is About Future Search, Not Free Calls

2:40AM August 27, 2010 | Peter Nowak

Sex, Bombs and Burgers author Peter Nowak explains how Google Voice in Gmail has nothing to do with giving you free phone calls. It’s actually here to help Google perfect the next generation of search. More »


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Google Voice Gets Integrated Into Gmail

2:42AM August 26, 2010 | Jason Chen

Calling! In Gmail!. It’s been rumoured for a little bit, but now it’s here. Merged. You can make phone calls from Gmail (without going to your GV page). More »


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Mouth On With Android’s Voice Actions (Verdict: It’s Great)

4:32AM August 13, 2010 | Jason Chen

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Voice Actions work! Really well! The video above is a good demo, showing it it navigating to Giz, sending an email, finding Starbucks and and making a self-memo. I didn’t even have to hold the phone up to my face. More »


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Google’s One-Button Voice Actions

3:21AM August 13, 2010 | Jason Chen

The new Voice Search application on Android, starting today, lets you do tasks with just the voice search button and speaking what you want to do. The first example: texting a person by saying their name and the message. More »


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Google Voice No Longer Requires Invites

3:42AM June 23, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Google Voice has always been somewhat available to the American public, but now it’s really available to the public in that it doesn’t require you to beg random strangers for an invite code over Twitter to sign up. [Google]


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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Can Google Voice Really Block Calls To Some Numbers?

9:01AM October 10, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Remember AT&T’s hilariously ironic request for the FCC to investigate Google Voice for not following net neutrality rules? The FCC is all over it, and has sent a letter to Google asking why and how Google Voice blocks certain calls. More »


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Apple Expects Google Voice App Devs To Pay Refunds Out Of Pocket

2:44AM August 2, 2009 | Jason Chen

Now this is ridiculous. Not only did Apple pull all the unofficial Google Voice apps out of the App Store for a ridiculous reason, now they expect the developers of those apps to fund refunds out of their own pockets. More »


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Google Snaps Up One Million Phone Numbers As Google Voice Launch Looms Large

12:00AM June 22, 2009 | Jack Loftus

The chatter surrounding a Google Voice launch was downright feverish Thursday, prompting many to speculate the event was imminent. Details were sparse, and the launch didn’t come, but Google is definitely ready to do something based on new info. More »


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Google Voice Coming VERY Soon?

3:20AM June 19, 2009 | Jason Chen

There has been lots of chatter about Google Voice being on the verge of being released, so keep an eye out tomorrow and early next week to see if it hits. You’ll probably have to sign up early to get a number in an area code you like. More »