Google Voice Coming To iPhone As Web App

Apple iPhone users may soon have an official way to use Google Voice, as Google is working on a Web application for its calling service, according to an unconfirmed report on David Pogue's blog on The New York Times's Web site. Information Week reports.

Google Voice enables users to funnel multiple numbers to a single number, send free text messages, and make inexpensive long-distance calls. The service is not a VOIP app like Skype for iPhone, so users still have to use cellular minutes to make and receive calls.

Apple pulled a Google Voice app from the App Store a few weeks ago, saying the service duplicated functionalities of the iPhone, which is against Apple's developer policies. The move garnered the attention of the Federal Communications Commission, which sent letters to AT&T, Apple, and Google seeking an explanation for why the app was blocked.

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