GrandCentral Returns as Google Voice
Thu, Mar 12th, 2009 |
Google today finally announced its plans for GrandCentral, the telephony service it acquired in July 2007. GrandCentral will be reborn as Google Voice, a comprehensive suite of telephony services, including all of GrandCentral's features. In addition, Google Voice will also include a voicemail transcription service, the ability to receive text messages, and integration with your Gmail contacts. Users can now also call any number in the the U.S. for free, and send and receive SMS messages from Google Voice.
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