Google Voice

Google Offers Speech-to-Text Voicemail Translation Feature

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2009 - 11:29am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has extended the voicemail text translation feature of its Google Voice service to mobile phone users who wish to keep their existing numbers.

tags: Mobile | Google | Google Voice |

AT&T to Allow VoIP Applications on its 3G Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 6, 2009 - 10:18am.

Dallas - AT&T (NYSE: T) announced on Tuesday that it has "taken the steps necessary so that Apple (NASD: AAPL) can enable VoIP application on iPhone to run on AT&T's wireless network." Previously, such applications were only enabled for use over Wi-Fi connections. The move will allow Internet-based phone services like Skype, and potentially Google Voice (NASD: GOOG), to work on the iPhone over AT&T's 3G network.

Google: Apple Exec Said Google Voice Rejected from App Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2009 - 11:46am.

Washington - Google (NASD: GOOG) said in a regulatory filing made public on Friday that Apple's (NASD: AAPL) head of marketing told the company its Google Voice application was rejected from the iPhone App Store, despite Apple's contention that its review of Google's submission is still ongoing, the Associated Press reported. Some elements of the filing had been redacted, but Google asked the FCC to post the entire filing "in the interest of transparency."

Apple Explains Google Voice Application 'Rejection' to FCC

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 24, 2009 - 9:04am.

Washington - Apple (NASD: AAPL) told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is investigating the company's rejection of a Google (NASD: GOOG) Voice application for the iPhone, that it has not yet in fact rejected the app, but believes that Google Voice "alter[s]the iPhone's distinctive user experience by replacing the iPhone's core mobile telephone functionality and Apple user interface with its own user interface for telephone calls, text messaging and voicemail." Google Voice allows a user to set a single phone number to handle all calls, and redirects them to home, office or mobile lines; it also provides cheap long distance rates, and free SMS messaging.

FCC Probing Apple's Rejection of Google Voice iPhone App

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 3, 2009 - 7:55am.

Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating why Apple rejected the Google Voice application from its App Store for the iPhone, as well as what role if any carrier partner AT&T had in the decision. In letters sent to Apple (NASD: AAPL), AT&T (NYSE: T) and Google (NASD: GOOG), the FCC has also asked which third-party applications that supported Google Voice were additionally removed from the store by Apple.

Apple Rejects Google Voice iPhone Application

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 29, 2009 - 8:58am.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has rejected the Google Voice application for its iPhone, and removed third-party applications geared to work with the service from Google (NASD: GOOG), which can route all of a user's lines to a single phone number, transcribe voicemail and provide cheap international calls.

Google Voice Transcribes Voicemail Into Email

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 12, 2009 - 7:45am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) on Thursday introduced a new service, Google Voice, that will transcribe a user's voicemail messages into text, and email or text message the transcript to an email account. Google Voice will initially be available to existing users of GrandCentral, a service the company acquired in July 2007, and open to all users in the coming weeks.

tags: Mobile | Google | Skype | Google Voice |