Google's developers are just too clever and impatient to wait for Apple to open its arms and invite Google Voice into the app store. Regardless of what or who was ultimately behind the rejection of Google Voice, it's a moot point now.Since they've already got solid HTML5-powered versions of GMail and Google Reader which perform nicely on the iPhone, Google has decided to follow that route with Google Voice.
Point your iPhone to m.google.com/voice and you'll have access to a web-based app which looks and feels a whole lot like a native iPhone app.
The web app allows Google Voice users to make and receive calls and SMS messages through their Voice number. Since it's HTML5 and not a native app, users of Android and WebOS phones can get in on the action, too.
Sorry Blackberry owners -- your handset can't handle HTML5 just yet.
Google is bullish on bridging the native/web application divide -- coming up with elegant solutions like the one they've released for Voice is extremely important to the success of Chrome OS, after all.
[via ZD Net]
HTML5-powered Google Voice looks, feels like the iPhone app Apple denied originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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