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Google Plans Adorable, Green, and (Most Importantly) Free Google Voice Phone Booths

One of the more charming parts of today's Google Voice phone calling announcement is the unveiling of a few promotional, British-style phone booths. The twist: They're totally free.READ»

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Google's Next Assault on the Phone Biz: Call Phones From Gmail

It's been rumored, and now it's here: Google's implemented direct computer-to-phone calling from within its Gmail service. It's a small change, but it makes Google Voice more powerful, and challenges the existing phone industry.READ»

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Google Reportedly Taking Aim at Skype With Voice Calling in Gmail

Google is reportedly testing a Web-based voice calling service, embedded inside Gmail.READ»

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How Google Voice Solved My ATT Reception Issues

For many iphone users, ridiculously poor reception is almost enough to switch carriers…almost. Fortunately, for those who make many calls within the range of a wifi connection, we can marry Google Voice and Skype to ...READ»

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SkypeKit: Easily Building VoIP Into Any Application

Skype's just released its SkypeKit development suite for Mac and Windows. This is good news for developers, who can create different apps with Skype's VoIP powers built right into their code. This, in turn, will only simplify life for ...READ»

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Google Voice Now Available to Everyone (in the U.S.)

Google Voice, a sort of phone management system, has been out for over a year, amassing over a million users, but until today, it was only available through invite.READ»

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UAE restrict VoIP license to limited firm

International company will not be given license for VoIP, a service that enable telephone calls over the internet, in the UAE, the country's telecom regulator has said. "No license for international companies like Skype for the time ...READ»

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Five Portable VoIP Applications used for your USB Drive

VoIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol, which means that you can make voice calls online by IP portcol. Before I’ve written about several VoIP services that you can use to make free calls online. Most VoIP application are also ...READ»

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How Does VOIP Improve Your Business

VOIP provides us with the opportunity to have great and long distance conversations over the internet with business partners or friends at a much smaller cost.READ»

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Apple’s iPhone Allows VoIP Internet Calls with Fring and iCall

Though the iPad has dominated online discussion and social media blogs this week, there was one announcement made at the recent Apple event that has been seemingly overlooked. On Wednesday, Apple has...READ»

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Google Voice Returns to the iPhone, by Hook or by Crook

This is a case of fabulous PR timing: Google's just released Google Voice for the iPhone...and this time it works. It's all thanks to some nifty HTML5 coding, and Google's clearly hoping to steal some of Apple's iTablet ...READ»

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The Google Voice Effect -What's Your Strategy?

In the coming months, cloud-based enhanced services like Google Voice are poised to fundamentally change the landscape of the communications industry. This presents both a threat and opportunity to traditional, mobile and fixed line carriers, faced with decisions about adjusting their strategies in this new environment.READ»

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Google Voice Slapfight: AT&T, Sex Chats, and Some Hot FCC Action

Google's public policy blog admits that Google Voice blocks certain numbers. AT&T says this would be illegal were Google treated like any other telecom. But Google claims that if it doesn't engage in blocking, its service will ...READ»

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Is AT&T Right to Attack Google Voice?

The FCC is trying to understand why AT&T is fighting Google Voice. When all is said and done, will they find that AT&T is justified? Google claims that AT&T is trying to get legislators to treat Google Voice just like ...READ»

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Ooma: The Wonderful, Oddly-Named Phone for Google Voice

There are a few major reasons why we all don't have VOIP phones: monthly subscription fees are a big one, as is cost of equipment. But Ooma may change all of that, while adding icing to the cake, with full native Google Voice support. ...READ»

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Now You Can Make Phone Calls From Twitter, Thanks to Jajah

Twitter's about to get a fascinating new tool in its social communications toolbox courtesy of Jajah: Phone calling. It's a VOIP solution that will work for anyone with a Twitter account. Does this signal a future as an extensive ...READ»

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FCC to Probe Wireless Industry, Putting Carriers and Device Makers in Hot Seat

Months of grumbling by consumer and trade groups and whispers of a possible FCC probe have culminated in exactly that, as the Federal Communications Commission voted yesterday to launch a broad investigation into the wireless ...READ»

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Bring Your Own Dialtone

Of all the ideas in Trust Agents, this is the one that's perhaps the most powerful. How did our current U.S. President win? Here's one thought. READ»

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Irate Man Shoots iPhone With 9mm, Accidentally Proves iPhone's Quality

Would you ever guess that such a svelte gadget could stop a bullet? It can.READ»

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Google Voice iphone Webapp Review

The Google Voice webapp is great for everyone but far-sighted blackmailersREAD»

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Message to iPhone Quitters: Quit Your Whiny Tantrums

Select members of the tech elite are leading a backlash against Apple's smartphone and its perceived failures. This silly backlash needs its own backlash. We're here to help.READ»

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Is 3jam Better Than Google Voice?

You've probably heard a lot about Google Voice since Apple punted it from the iTunes App Store: It's a free telephony service that allows one phone number to ring all your phones. It also lets you receive and send SMS messages on your ...READ»

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Are Apple App Store Bans Due to Third-Party Rights?

Okay, the iTunes App Store approvals process needs to be canned and re-invented. First there was Google Voice, then Apple banned a dictionary for profanity, and now it's ditching e-readers. What the hell is going on? This latest ...READ»