well... kinda. and to be honest, this is probably old news to most tech-oriented people anyway. But seeing as Google Voice just opened up to anyone (I just got my number... text me!) it was pretty exciting to me, and I'm going to post about it anyway.
So a while back, there was a stinky stink about how Apple wouldn't let Google Voice have an app for the iPhone. The reason? Well, I think Forrest Gump might explain it as, "for no particular reason at all, they just felt like saying no." Plus, they're sortof frienemies, I guess. Seriously, ask anyone in the Apple store; they get all hot and bothered if you mention the feud, and claim that all is well between the two. I'd say it's pretty much today's Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey.
Anyway, Google decided to use its mad skillz to prove it was smarter than Apple, and in January of this year, they released a web-based version of Google Voice. Check out the video below.
Notice how the whole thing is done on an iPhone? Google made sure that Voice can be used very easily over iPhone's Safari, and although it doesn't have full app integration like it does on Droid and Blackberry, it is pretty close. You can still get calls and make calls through the phone, even if it does use your minutes. And you can make shortcuts to your home page for texting and reading voicemail.
current status: Google 1, Apple 0.
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