Google Voice Blog

That blog may have the worst design for a Blogspot blog that I have ever seen. What were they thinking? EDIT: I guess I'm getting downvotes for this so others must disagree. Make sure to go to the homepage (http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/) for the full effect. For me it is almost unreadable.

I actually think this related announcement is cooler: http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/sprint-integrates-google-v… "So now, calls to your Sprint mobile number can easily be answered from your office or your home phone, or even your computer through Gmail." Sprint has, in the past, had its own services that would compete with this. That they're opening their network to an outside solution is great for customers. It is probably a sign of Sprint's weakness in the market that they're willing to do it, but I hope they will be rewarded with some customer share for doing this.

If someone attempts to send your Google voice number an MMS you will receive a notification about the message and the image will be sent to your email address. http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-steps-towards-mms-su…

If sent from a Sprint phone, yes. http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-steps-towards-mms-su…

http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/faster-google-voice-experi… I thought Google Voice has been doing this for nearly a year and a half. Maybe not using the same C2DM framework you and I can use, but it certainly seems like they are using a push protocol like Google Talk & Gmail on Android use and are not polling all the time. edit: it also looks like Facebook has been using C2DM since an update in December of last year: http://www.androidcentral.com/facebook-andrd-finally-gets-chat

If that is indeed the only thing stopping you from using it, you can port your existing number to Google Voice. http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/port-your-existing-mobile-…

Google Voice Blog post: http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/sprint-integrates-google-v…

Many articles here by Android fans say iPhone's Gmail experience is better than Android's. If you want real time push, you just need to switch it on. For Google Voice, try an HTML 5 app: http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/google-voice-for-iphone-an… Sync using Google Sync, ActiveSync(Exchange), or MobileMe.

They do, but not for all features: http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/google-voice-with-your-exi…

3) Google beat you to it: http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/google-voice-for-iphone-an…

Exactly. This is why it's better to link to the original material instead of some sensationalist headline. http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/google-voice-for-iphone-an…

Agreed.. they've blogged about it: http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/about-voicemail-and-privac…

A timeline of Google's messaging rivalry with Facebook. Original inspiration from source [23], enhanced and corrected from [33]: - 2006-02-07: Google Talk integration inside Gmail goes live [35] - 2006-09-26: Facebook opens up to everyone (not just colleges) [36] - 2007-02-14: (corrected date) Gmail opens up to everyone (not just invite-only) [37] - 2008-04-06: Facebook chat goes live [34] - 2008-07-11: iOS App Store launches [38] - 2008-08-26: Facebook hits 100 million active users [24] - 2008-09-23: Android 1.0 launches [39] - 2008-11-11: Google Talk introduces voice and video calling [40] - 2009-03-11: Google buys GrandCentral, launches Google Voice [1] - 2009-04-08: Facebook hits 200 million active users [25] - 2009-06: iOS gets push notifications [42] - 2009-06-25: Google Voice invitations being serviced [2] - 2009-09-15: Facebook hits 300 million active users [26] - 2010-02-04: Facebook hits 400 million active users [27] - 2010-05-20: Android gets push notifications [41] - 2010-06-21: FaceTime released with iOS 4 [43] - 2010-06-22: Google Voice opens up invite-free to everyone in the US [3] - 2010-07-21: Facebook hits 500 million active users [28] - 2011-01-05: Facebook hits 600 million active users [29] - 2011-05-30: Facebook probably hits around 700 million active users [30] - 2011-06-28: Google+ launches, with text chat "+Messenger" and video chat "+Hangouts" [4] - 2011-07-06: Facebook introduces video calling powered by Skype…