August 26th, 2010
Google Inc. offered consumers another reason to ditch their traditional landlines Wednesday by unveiling a service that lets them make free phone calls through its popular e-mail program. The Mountain View search giant is allowing U.S. users to place free calls domestically and to Canada through its Web-based Gmail service, using their computer's built-in speaker and microphone, or a headset. It's the latest in a series of additions to Gmail that are increasingly transforming the service into an all-in-one communications tool where people can manage contacts, e-mail, chats, video conferencing and now phone calls. "We're helping you organize your communications," said Vincent Paquet, product manager of Google Voice, the
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