Google found the final piece of its voice-calling puzzle
Rumors have it that the acquisition-happy search giant has acquired Gizmo5, a Skype-like VoIP startup. Google has payed $30 million in cash for Gizmo5, which offers a software app that allows you to make free phone calls to other Gizmo users, as well as inexpensive calls to landlines and cell phones. It also supports SMS and instant messaging. Although it has not been officially announced, many industry watchers say it is a done deal. And combined with what Google already has in VoIP direction, it may result in something much more powerful then Skype. So how might consumers benefit from this? We can only guess for now, but with the Google tendancy to stir up trouble in established tech markets (just ask the GPS makers about it) we might soon expirience something new and yet unseen.