by Tmyphone, Google comes to formalize the acquisition of a competitor of Skype, Gizmo5. The rumor was already effective for several weeks, Google has once again clarified the situation by announcing the acquisition official. Then Gizmo5 is a VoIP software that lets you make phone calls free or at reduced cost from a computer or mobile phone, the same way that Skype can do. Even if Google did not announced his intentions, it would be logical to think that Gizmo5, would enrich the functionality of Google Voice. With regard to current users of Gizmo5 they can still use the service, but new registrations are currently suspended. Enough to scare the mobile operators, mobile software if the kind of Gizmo5 made its appearance on Android for example, which is controlled by Google, the application could help make calls for free. Besides the Google Voice Google service is the subject of an inquiry by the Federal Communications Commission investigation that once finished will be able to say if Google Voice may be associated with traditional telephony. Google had announced some months ago "going well" and "decided to invest, like once again its commitment, nothing that a few days Google buys a leader in mobile advertising AdMob and now the size only competitor of Skype.
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