Google March 23 gave its Google Voice app for Android, more messaging muscle with Inbox synchronization. This tool alerts users of Android smartphones to new text messages or voicemails within seconds of receiving new messages in your Google Voice inbox.

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December 27, 2009

Sunday, December 27, 2009 11:16 PM/EST

Google Voice for the iPhone Returns as Black Swan

Riverturn is back with a Web version of Google Voice for the iPhone. The Black Swan edition of Google Voice for the iPhone underscores how Apple's closed strategy is fostering a Web app world, playing into Google's mobile ad schemes.

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December 11, 2009

Friday, December 11, 2009 8:29 AM/EST

Google Voice Now Crowdsourcing Voicemail Transcription

Today, Google has taken its crowdsourcing approach to improving message transcription up a notch by asking users to donate their voicemail messages. You can now help Google figure out why a message transcription was good or bad.

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November 16, 2009

Monday, November 16, 2009 9:55 AM/EST

What the Google Voice Team Will Do with Gizmo5

How will Google use Gizmo5? VOIP watcher Andy Abramson outlines a scenario where Google would serve phone-based ads to Google Voice subscribers. Google would offer users to pay $40 a month for conference call, or $10 per month with conference calls supported by commercials.

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October 31, 2009

Saturday, October 31, 2009 12:01 AM/EST

Google Voice Has 1.4 Million Users

The Google Voice phone management application already has 1.42 million users, 570,000 of which use it daily, according to a letter Google sent to the Federal Communications Commission this week. Business Week unearthed the data point Oct. 30 in something of an embarrassing gaffe by Google on par with the Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction.

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October 27, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:00 AM/EST

Google Voice Lets Users Sacrifice Features to Use Their Mobile Numbers

For users who don't want a Google number to use Google Voice, Google is offering a tradeoff. Today, Google released a version of Google Voice that lets users make their mobile phone number the contact point for Google Voice. The catch is that users who opt to use this "lighter version of Google Voice" won't be able to receive online voicemail, automated text transcripts, and custom voicemail greetings, a Google spokesperson told eWEEK.

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October 13, 2009

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 3:14 PM/EST

Google Invites You to Invite Friends, Family to Google Voice

Google said it will begin letting current Google Voice users invite up to three members. Google Voice users over the next few weeks will see an "Invite a friend" link on the left-hand side of the Google Voice inbox. Google began this invite phase to address requests from Voice users who wanted to bring friends and family into the fold.

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