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Monday, June 15, 2009
Software

Google Voice To Get More Amazing By Letting You Port Your Number

7:22AM Matt Buchanan | If you call Jason, his iPhone, Pre, Ion and pants all ring because he has Google Voice. The service’s biggest downside is that you have a new number to deal with—but TechCrunch says number porting is coming. More »
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Software

GrandCentral Sputters Back To Life as Google Voice, Adds Voicemail Transcription, SMS Support

8:55PM John Herrman | Google really took their time on this one, leaving GrandCentral sitting dormant ever since they purchased it in 2007. But nonetheless, it’s back, and now it’s called—wait for it— Google Voice. More »
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Software

Hands-On With Newber, The Location-Aware Call Redirector For Your iPhone

5:00AM Jason Chen | Think of Newber as sort of a location-aware GrandCentral call directing service that lives on your iPhone and can forward calls automatically to whatever landline is closest to your location. Other features, like being able to swap phones in the middle of a conversation, making and receiving calls from a “Newber” number and automatically sending all incoming calls to voicemail are super neat, but it’s missing a few features that the older and free-er GrandCentral service provides. More »
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Software

PhoneTag “Hacked” For GrandCentral, Converts Voicemail to E-Mail

12:00AM Benny Goldman | PhoneTag, the gang who turns voicemail into text, has “hacked” Google’s GrandCentral. The service that consolidates all of your phone numbers into one is useful for people on the go, but its voicemail system is clunky, especially for those needing fast access to messages. That’s what makes this hack so clever. More »
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