Google Voice Application

According to Cnet.com, the Google Voice Application has been launched after more than a year of intense negotiation and bartering with Apple Inc. It appears as if Apple and Google are trying to break into the burgeoning VoIP market. For the application to work, one simply logs into with his or her Google credentials. After that select a phone number from one's contact list assuming one has set up your Google Voice Account. Four screens display a dialer, contact list, and the application settings. There is an inbox which lists voice mails, text messages, allows one to view a voice mail transcription, or replay a voice message. One can reach or call someone by either searching for the person's name or phone number. Also, one can arrange one's contact lists by people who are frequently called. Push notifications, accordin to Cnet, are some important features that appear when one receives a new voice mail or a text message is missed. However, the Goole Voice Application has some flaws. When two people are using this device simultaneously, each person can hear the other person's voice messages. One can receive multiple alerts about missed calls or messages which can adjusted in the Settings menu. Google Voice has this odd habit of using unknown local numbers to route phone calls and messages quicker as opposed to Google Voice Numbers. The Google Voice App has potential to break new ground, but needs to work out the quinks before fully launching into the market Steve Jobs wants to dominate.