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Yes, Google Voice for the iPhone is finally here, albeit as a Web app, allowing you to place calls from your Google Voice number, send free text messages and view transcribed voicemails. While most of the app's core functions remain intact, there are certain limitations to the Web app.

The saga between Google Voice, Apple and AT&T continues. Today, a chat transcript emerged that seems to pin blame on AT&T for the application being rejected from the App Store.

Google's official Google Voice application for the iPhone has been rejected after six weeks.

AT&T has given the green light for Apple to distribute applications that can make internet phone calls, like Skype. Does this have anyone else wondering how long it's going to be before Google Voice is approved for distribution through the App Store?

Despite recent drama, Google Voice will soon be available for iPhone - as a Web-based app, says The New York Times.

Google has found a way to let iPhone owners use Google Voice, the telephony management service whose iPhone-specific application Apple rejected last year.

Supposed to be released today, it could be a week or it could be a month but eventually Google Voice is going to be released and it might hop right into the crosshairs of mobile carriers.

When the story came out that Apple had rejected delayed approval of the Google Voice application, the initial reaction from the media was outrage. Many iPhone users were also angry. While the controversy may damage Apple's image in the public eye, the real damage could likely have occurr elsewhere - in the developer community.

At a time when everyone is talking about Google Caffeine, another great application is set to be launched by the Google. Google would provide Google Voice In iPhone.

Yahoo on Thursday announced that it has upgraded its iPhone app to include voice search, which lets users conduct a oneSearch query simply by "pressing and speaking" into the handset.

That sure didn't last long. Just shortly after the discovery of an 3G "backdoor" for the EyeTV app, it has been pulled from the App Store.

Techcrunch has an interesting "rebuttal" up regarding Apple's response to the FCC over the rejection of Google Voice. I use the quotes because I think the rebuttal part itself is off-target, while the conclusion is fairly spot on.

Boy Genius scored a sneak peak of a Google Voice client, GV Mobile 2.0, which will be available in the near future on Cydia to anyone with a jailbroken iPhone.

This summer, iPhones got the ability to tell you where to go and how to get there with voice-guided navigation apps.

Nimbuzz is a powerful, versatile, fun, and easy-to-use text and voice chat application that lets you connect to virtually every major IM service. Nimbuzz puts MobileMe, AIM, GoogleTalk, Skype, MSN, Nimbuzz's proprietary service, and even Facebook right in your pocket, with excellent results.

Apple has approved a streaming music application from Spotify for use on the iPhone, even though the program will compete with Apple's own iTunes service.