Why pay Skype to place calls from your computer when you can do it for free? That's right, all you need is a Gmail account and you can make calls to the US and Canada right in Google Chrome with Google Voice. Even though this extension has been around for a couple of years, it's popularity is stronger than ever. It looks like this service will continue to be free through 2013. Our guide will outline how to place calls in Google Chrome. Install Google Voice If you ...

Google Voice is a service provided by Google that acts as an online calling system, similar to Skype for its users. Google Voice was launched in March of 2009 and has undergone significant improvements in service over the years. Any Google Accounts user can sign up for a Google Voice service, even obtaining a local phone number to be used in conjunction with the account. At the moment, domestic calls in the United ...

One major difference between a feature phone and smartphone is that the latter is capable of using messaging apps which are a lot more functional and feature rich when compared to the default stock app that comes with the Android OS. The stock messaging apps in general, are pretty basic and don't offer anything more than just sending, receiving, replying and reading SMSes. Another issue is that more often than not, you’re stuck with the same boring theme or skin that comes with stock app. ...

We have previously written about How to Enable Voice and Video Chat in Gmail. Once you enable this feature in GMail, you can easily use your computer microphone and speakers to do voice and video chat with friends. For this to work however, people need to be in front of their computers and signed into GMail. Google has now taken this a step ...