TechCrunch reported in early April that Google was internally testing (“dogfooding”) a desktop app for Google Voice. This is the outgrowth of Google’s acquisition of Gizmo5 back in November 2009. The latest incarnation of the rumor is that Google Voice will be fully integrated with Gmail, according to the (unofficial) Google Operating System blog. This is a screenshot of the dialer, courtesy of GOS:
Oddly, I started a Buzz last night about the implications of Google Voice going fully VOIP. If device manufacturers step up to the plate and create Wifi-only phones, Apple will be faced with a heck of a dilemma. It could either approve the Google Voice app that it has denied admission to the App Store before or lose ground to Android-based iPod alternatives. It will also be very interesting how Google Voice + VOIP will shake up the mobile space.
P.S. Google Voice users still want number porting! Please.
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