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Feb

7

2012

Google Voice Gets Updated, Looks Cleaner And Adds Ability To Queue Outgoing Text Messages

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by Roy Alugbue
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One of the best Android apps just got better. The Google Voice app has just gotten updated to version 0.4.2.44 brings some minor tweaks, a complete UI overhaul for Honeycomb & Ice Cream Sandwich devices and wait for it— the ability to now queue outgoing text messages. That means if one message fails to send [...]

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Nov

15

2011

Google Voice Improves with Offline Voicemail and Group Messaging

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by Stacy Bruce
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Today, the Google Voice app recieved a new update in the Android Market that brings a couple of welcomed improvements. The most popular and often requested is the ability to send text messages to multiple recipients. I will admit, I don’t use Google Voice as much as I should but this feature might sway me [...]

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Oct

17

2011

Contest: Win One Of Twenty Copies Of GrooVe IP

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by Harold Williams
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It is time for another TalkAndroid giveaway. We are giving away twenty GrooVe IP accounts valued at $4.99 thanks to snrb Labs. This is an awesome app that will allow you to make calls over WiFi from your Android device using Google Voice’s servers directly. You will also need a Google Voice account in order to [...]

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Oct

15

2011

Google Voice Takes First Step Toward MMS Support

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by Harold Williams
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The one thing holding me back from using my Google Voice account exclusively is the lack of MMS support. Sure, others with smartphones can just e-mail photos, but it never seems to work out that way. Yesterday, Google officially announced they have made a first step toward bringing this feature to its GV users. At the moment, [...]

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Sep

23

2011

Google-Branded SIM Card May Suggest Future Google Cellular Service

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by Justin Routhier
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Well look at what we have here: a Google-branded SIM card. Could this be a foreshadowing of a future Google cellular service? The card is said to have come from Spain, where it is being tested by engineers with the Nexus S. Another picture has surfaced showing ‘Google_Es’ identified as the carrier with the SIM inserted. [...]

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Sep

21

2011

Google is “dog fooding” Google Voice in Europe ahead of international launch

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by Stacy Bruce
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Google voice is currently being tested outside of the U.S. preparing for an international launch. During the European Pirate Summit in Germany, Jens Redmer, Google’s European Director of Business Dev., told entrepreneurs that Google is “taking concrete action” on bringing their telephony service to Europe. He continued by using the phrase ‘dog fooding’ as way [...]

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Sep

14

2011

Make Free WiFi Calls From Android Phone Or Tablet With Groove IP

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by Harold Williams
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The quest for making free calls over WiFi with an Android device is not a new topic, but if you’ve gone down this road you’re probably familiar with apps like sipdroid or csipsimple. If those two names are familiar then you also know you had to deal with Google Voice Callback, pbxes, or SIP accounts [...]

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Aug

31

2011

Google Voice Updated to Version 0.4.2.34

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by Harold Williams
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An update to Google Voice is now available in the market taking it up to version 0.4.2.34. There looks to be just minor updates and bug fixes here, but I swear the opening speed of this app on my Droid X is way faster now. Here’s what’s been updated: Does not require data connectivity for [...]

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Aug

25

2011

Microsoft Lync Coming To Android

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by Jim Farmer
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Coming to us from TechED in New Zealand, Microsoft is showing off a Lync client for mobile. If you are unfamiliar, Lync is a powerful unified communications system utilized by many businesses. It’s somewhat like an overpowered Windows Live Messenger, but again, intended for business.  The surprising news here is that Microsoft is making their [...]

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Jun

10

2011

Google Voice allows number change – or keep old number for $20

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by Jesse Bauer
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Want to change you number but thought you couldn’t on Google Voice? Hold the phone, GV allows you to change you number at no cost, while also allowing you to keep your old one for $20. Things have changed since way back in the early Google Voice Beta stages where they assigned a number for [...]

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