Category Archives: Reviews and comment

The Smoking Gun

Apple has taken a lot of heat for its decision to reject the Google Voice dialer app from Google, as well as for retroactively removing three existing Google Voice apps, two weeks ago. The reper- cussions continue to rever- berate and grow, … 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: 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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The New York Times disses voicemail

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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Google Voice announced!

Google Voice has been hailed by the press. But it may be something less than expected – or something even more. Continue reading

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