Google gets more of a voice with its latest acquisition, Gizmo5.  Gizmo5 has been offering users calling and SMS services with the ability of linking their Gizmo number to the older GrandCentral accounts.  What does that mean for us?  Well, if it’s like how GrandCentral worked, then it will mean a better Google Voice.  From Google’s Blog:

Today we’re pleased to announce we’ve acquired Gizmo5, a company that provides Internet-based calling software for mobile phones and computers. While we don’t have any specific features to announce right now, Gizmo5′s engineers will be joining the Google Voice team to continue improving the Google Voice and Gizmo5 experience. Current Gizmo5 users will still be able to use the service, though we will be suspending new signups for the time being, and existing users will no longer be able to sign up for a call-in number.

We’ve acquired a number of small companies over the past five years, and the people and technology that have come to Google from other places have contributed in many ways, large and small, to all kinds of Google products. Since the GrandCentral team joined Google in 2007, they’ve done incredible things with Google’s technology and resources to launch and improve Google Voice.

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