Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) just keeps on rolling out products that are keen on competing with established industries. The internet search giant now wants you to replace your cellphone number with only your Google Voice number. That's right -- replace your cellphone number and voicemail service with the Google Voice service and have all those voicemails transcribed to you and emailed or texted to yourself.GoogleVoice posts
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Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) just keeps on rolling out products that are keen on competing with established industries. The internet search giant now wants you to replace your cellphone number with only your Google Voice number. That's right -- replace your cellphone number and voicemail service with the Google Voice service and have all those voicemails transcribed to you and emailed or texted to yourself.Continue reading Google Voice ruffles AT&T's feathers yet again, along with many telecom operators
AT&T, Google still waging battle over Google Voice on the iPhone
The infighting between AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) just continues to get nastier as the line that constitutes a telecommunications provider continues to break down. Back when Google'e "Google Voice" application was not approved for use on the Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone this summer, the game began.Continue reading AT&T, Google still waging battle over Google Voice on the iPhone
Apple and AT&T flex muscles, exert control over Google
One would think that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be friends. Google CEO Eric Schmidt sits on Apple's board and his company partners heavily with Apple's iPhone for Google's web products. That is, except when Google is trying to do an end-run around Apple partner AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T).
This is what it comes down to: Google Voice, the service that gives you a universal phone number that you have total control over (and even provides free text messaging!) was blocked by Apple's App Store, most likely at AT&T's request. After all, AT&T surely does not want customers bypassing its margin-heavy text messaging plans to use a free Google-provided solution.
Continue reading Apple and AT&T flex muscles, exert control over Google
Google Voice goes mobile, continues making the telecoms irrelevant
When Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) bought GrandCentral, a small telecommunications company, a few years ago, few wondered why Google wanted to become a provider of telephone numbers.
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Google Voice debuts; now Google can be your telephone provider
Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) continues to try owning as many communication channels as possible to its customers. After buying unified messaging company GrandCentral a few years ago, the largest internet search company is has morphed that service into "Google Voice." Google Voice lets you can place free phone calls to anywhere (from anywhere) in the U.S. where you have internet access.Continue reading Google Voice debuts; now Google can be your telephone provider
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