Author Archives: Bud Man

About Bud Man

Million-selling tech and environment author; senior manager and consultant for Apple, Microsoft, HSBC, and startups

Announcing Google Voice Daily (gvDaily)

gvDaily is announced as Apple rejects Google’s app, ejects three others, and receives a letter of inquiry from the FCC. (Along with AT&T and Google.) Continue reading

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Apple just says no to Google, Google Voice apps

iPhone users seem to have been the biggest fans of Google Voice so far. But on Tuesday Apple took a big step back from Google Voice. They made two big moves: Apple rejected the Google Voice dialer app from Google, … Continue reading

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Google Voice gets real

Google Voice is finally broadly available, and Google is taking it forward with new dialer apps that make it much easier to use.  Two highlights: Broadly available. According to Twitter traffic, personal experience and published reports, Google has finally sent … Continue reading

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A good brief GV analysis

Here is a good brief analysis of Google Voice’s likely impact on the existing telecomms industry. It describes how a raft of companies that had recently begun to get traction selling “point of presence” applications are threatened. Key quote: “How will … Continue reading

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Google Voice beta expands!

Google has started sending out invitations to Google Voice to people beyond the long-time GrandCentral user base. People who requested an invitation from Google are gradually receiving them. Google also started warning GrandCentral users who haven’t made the move yet … Continue reading

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Google Voice: Make my (To)day!

Even in this age when media attention is fragmented – and the old Big 3 networks and newspapers are suffering – there are still a few iconic spots where any company would love to see their product appear. Google Voice … Continue reading

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Google Voice in the news

When we named this blog Get Google Voice, we never thought it would take so long before people could, well, get Google Voice! As of today, the service is still limited to people upgrading from GrandCentral – see the previous … Continue reading

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GC2GV: B4

May you be in Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you’re dead – Irish toast You may be wondering whether to make the move from GrandCentral to Google Voice.  The simple answer is, do it! The #1 thing … Continue reading

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Is Google Voice VoIP?

Voice over IP – VoIP, as it’s properly abbreviated, though you’ll see VOIP a lot – is the future of phones. Basically, VoIP means using the Internet – based on Internet Protocol, or IP – to carry phone calls. Traditional … Continue reading

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…and now more apps

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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