Native Google Voice iOS app may be on the way

Yesterday, Apple posted official App Store review guidelines, which finally give developers a clearer understanding of what will and won't jive in the App Store. Some speculate that Apple did this to avoid a possible FCC probe after the Google Voice rejection fiasco last year. The good news is, there's really nothing in the guidelines that prohibits something like a Google Voice app, and according to Sean Kovacs, Apple has told him that he can resubmit his GV Mobile app and it will likely be approved. If you're a Google Voice user on an iOS device, you should be jumping up and down right now. We sure are. As of right now, there's no word from Google on an official Google Voice app.

Google adds voice to Gmail; free calling to any number in the US

Today Google officially made use of their Gizmo5 acquisition by introducing free voice calling in Gmail. You'll be able to call any number in the US or Canada for free, and you can also make calls internationally pretty cheap. For those calls that do cost you some moolah, you can buy some credit with Google Checkout.

Not only will you be able to make calls from Gmail, but Google is making Google Voice, but Google is making Google Voice phone booths at an airport and a couple of universities.

How to: Make free inbound and outbound calls with Fring for iPhone.

Recently I relocated to an area that doesn't have any AT&T service at all. This was a pretty big deal, as I was job hunting and expecting calls from potential employers, so I had to be reachable by phone, and I couldn't afford a landline, but I did have Wi-Fi that was always available at my house. So I found a solution that uses a combination of the free Fring app, Google Voice, and a free VOIP service called Sipgate. Here's how to get the same setup.