Monthly Archives: April 2009

Dialing International: Who Needs Mobile Minutes?

Posted on April 24, 2009 by chrisdannen

An editorial in the VOIP News this week postulated that Google Voice might be in the position to eliminate overseas cell phone calling once the service is launched this spring. Why? Because GV does two things that neither Skype nor … Continue reading →

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…and now more apps

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Bud Man

GVdialer is a new Google Voice app for multiple platforms, including Android, Blackberry and iPhone. The coolest feature, as described in a brief review in The Boy Genius Report, allows you to pre-set how you use Google Voice when you … Continue reading →

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iPhone apps for Google Voice

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Bud Man

iPhone users love applications for their devices. There have been 1 billion app store downloads already (across an estimated 20 million iPhones sold to date); the Facebook app alone has been downloaded nearly 7 million times. Now there are not … Continue reading →

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What Can PhoneTag Teach Us about Google Voice?

Posted on April 6, 2009 by chrisdannen

One of the most-touted features of Google Voice is its purported ability to transcribe voicemail, allowing users to funnel all their inbound communication into their email inbox. The technology is unproven; voice recognition software is infamously unreliable. But one Web … Continue reading →

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The New York Times disses voicemail

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Bud Man

I hate voice mail. Whenever I have to check voice messages, I feel like I’m entering a kind of Twilight Zone, a different dimension of frustration where I lose all control of time. It gets to where I get annoyed … Continue reading →

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