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Hangouts is 'the future of Google Voice,' full calling functionality will return to desktop soon

By Dante D'Orazio on May 20, 2013 12:01 pm + 84 comments

Google's new unified messaging platform, Hangouts, has made some worry about the future of Voice, Continue reading…
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Google Hangouts upgrade removes ability to host Google Voice calls on your computer

By Dan Seifert on May 19, 2013 11:05 pm + 192 comments

Google new Hangouts messaging service is quite impressive — it takes Google's old and neglected Continue reading…
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Exclusive: Inside Hangouts, Google's big fix for its messaging mess

By Verge Staff on May 15, 2013 01:58 pm + 397 comments

By Ellis Hamburger and Dieter Bohn Skydivers equipped with futuristic glasses live-broadcasted Continue reading…
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Google unveils Hangouts: a unified messaging system for Android, iOS, and Chrome

By T.C. Sottek on May 15, 2013 01:38 pm + 152 comments

After years of waiting for Google to tie its disparate communication services together, the company Continue reading…
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Outlook.com gets Google Talk support, rolling out worldwide this week

By Tom Warren on May 14, 2013 09:00 am + 194 comments

Following Outlook.com's recent Skype integration, Microsoft is turning its integration focus to Continue reading…
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How snitch-proof are internet SMS substitutes?

By Jeff Blagdon on January 9, 2013 04:36 am + 20 comments

As internet-based text messaging apps continue to supplant SMS, what happens to user privacy Continue reading…
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All-out messaging war between Apple and Facebook heats up

By Ellis Hamburger on October 1, 2012 01:00 pm + 377 comments

Last week, as part of new versions of iOS and OS X, Apple consolidated every iPhone user's Apple ID Continue reading…
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Google enables Hangout video chats directly through Gmail

By Nathan Ingraham on July 30, 2012 12:36 pm + 47 comments

Google+ video chat "Hangouts" have been a key part of the social network since its launch last year, Continue reading…
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Google Talk IM service currently down for 'majority of users' (update: 'problem resolved')

By Nathan Ingraham on July 26, 2012 08:51 am + 53 comments

If you rely on Google Talk for your chat services, we have some bad news for you — Google has c Continue reading…
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T-Mobile's Bobsled catches up by offering free calls to landlines and mobiles

By Dante D'Orazio on October 11, 2011 12:01 am

When T-Mobile launched its Facebook-enhanced VoIP service, called Bobsled, earlier this year, it Continue reading…