Google rumored to be testing voice calls from Gmail

According to some of the latest internet chatter, you will soon be able to make voice calls from within Gmail. As you would expect with any rumor, Google has not offered anything official as of yet, however according to CNET;

“Google is testing a Web-based service within Gmail that will allow users to place phone calls from their in-boxes. It’s launched from the Google Chat window on the lower left-hand side of a Gmail page and allows users to place and receive calls from within their contacts through a user interface that strongly resembles the one used in Google Voice.”

Of course, in reality, this could be the reasoning behind last years purchase of Gizmo5. Then again, this is not the first time we have heard word of voice calling in Gmail and given that I am going to reserve me excitement until this actually begins rolling out.

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