Google has indeed acquired Gizmo5

Google has indeed acquired Gizmo5
Google has now confirmed that they have acquired VoIP solutions provider Gizmo5.
The search engine giant did not reveal any plans they have with this new acquisition.
Google did say that the development team at Gizmo5 has now joined the Google Voice team.
They would now work on enhancing [...]

Google Voice can now be used with an existing number

Google Voice can now be used with an existing number
Google Voice is currently available to limited number of beta testers in the US market.
One of the biggest problems using this service was that the testers were forced to use a new contact number.
Google has now fixed that problem and members of the [...]

Google Voice messages getting indexed by Google Search!

Google Voice messages getting indexed by Google Search!
Boy Genius Report has reported that Google Search has managed to index some of the Google Voice message hosted on their service.
You can search for the indexed messages using a regular Google Search.
The results provide access to both the audio file along with the text [...]

Google Voice users gets ability to invite friends

Google Voice users gets ability to invite friends
Google is now enabling some Google Voice users to invite their friends and relatives to use the service.
This is similar to how Google enabled Gmail users to get their friends to use the webmail service.
Google Wave is also using a similar system to expand the [...]

Google: Apple rejected Google Voice mobile app

Google: Apple rejected Google Voice mobile app
Apple had claimed that they never rejected the Google Voice mobile app for their iPhone.
The company said that they were still investigating the app for potential issues that could be faced by their customers.
Google has now responded in a letter to FCC that Apple had indeed rejected their [...]

AT&T: No role in rejection of Google Voice for Apple iPhone

AT&T: No role in rejection of Google Voice for Apple iPhone
When Google Voice was reportedly rejected from appearing on the Apple App Store as a mobile application, most analysts believed that AT&T was the reason behind it.
AT&T has now claimed that they had nothing to with the rejection as Apple remains the primary decision [...]

Google Voice for Apple iPhone might become a web app

Google Voice for Apple iPhone might become a web app
Apple might have rejected the Google Voice mobile app but they may soon find themselves helpless.
Google is apparently working on a web based version of this app which would be impossible for Apple to block.
It would work through the web browser on the iPhone [...]

Google Voice now open for US Military

Google Voice now open for US Military
Google has announced that they are now providing their service Google Voice to members of US military.
They would not require any kind of invite to become a member of this service which is designed to make telephony communications easier.
U.S. Army Sgt. Dale Sweetnam said that the service [...]

Google Voice banned from Apple iPhone

Google Voice banned from Apple iPhone
Apple has practically banned any application that is powered by Google Voice technology from the Apple App Store which host mobile apps for iPhone and iPod Touch.
Apple rejected an application developed by Sean Kovacs which was based on Google Voice. He was given the reason that the application replicated [...]

Google Voice starts accepting new users

Google Voice starts accepting new users
Google has started accepting new users for their Google Voice service.
Google Voice is essentially powered by technologies Google acquired from GrandCentral.
The service enables the user to have a single unique phone number which can forward calls to multiple numbers.
Google said in a blog post about the new developments: [...]

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