Google Voice Bracing For Expansion

Jun 19, 2009 at 11:30pm ET by Matt McGee

Network World is reporting that Google has put in a claim for one million phone numbers with Level 3 Communications. The claim is presumably for the upcoming rollout of Google Voice, which is currently only available to a limited number of users. Google Voice offers users a variety of features: one phone number for all incoming calls, free calls in the U.S., voicemail transcripts and more. Google isn't saying when Voice will open to the public, but a help page says, "We expect to have the service ready for new users in a matter of weeks, and are focused on opening it as soon as possible. [...]

Filed in: Google: Other

Google’s Android Coming To Netbooks Via Acer

Jun 2, 2009 at 9:37am ET by Barry Schwartz

Acer to Produce Netbook Using Google Operating System from the Wall Street Journal reports that Google's Android operating system, used on Google Phones, will be shipped on Acer's Netbooks. The new low-cost computers will ship in the third quarter of this year. This does not mean Acer will stop shipping computers with Windows, it just gives Acer an alternative low-cost option for their Netbooks. We knew this was coming when Greg wrote, Report: Android OS Coming To Netbooks. There are also rumors that Dell's netbooks will run Android in the future. [...]

Filed in: Google: Mobile, Google: Other, Microsoft: Other

Did Google Cleverly Upstage Microsoft’s Bing?

May 29, 2009 at 11:10am ET by Greg Sterling

Mike Arrington thinks that Google engaged in "a little stealth black ops mission" and blunted the full impact of the Ballmer Bing announcement yesterday by announcing Wave. Whether Wave represents a huge new development in digital communications remains to be seen, but almost every major news outlet had to cover it and divide its attention between Bing and Wave. Indeed, many journalists and bloggers were physically divided between the AllThingsD conference near San Diego and Google's developer event I/O in San Francisco. Arrington also cites the lack of access to Bing/Kumo as a PR mistake. [...]

Filed in: Google: APIs, Google: General, Google: Marketing, Google: Other, Microsoft: Bing, Microsoft: Business Issues, Microsoft: General, Microsoft: Live Search, Top News

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