Google Talk Testing VoIP to Phone Calls : Lookout Skype!

By Loren Baker

Google appears to be about to take on Skype and other VoIP services with the addition of a dialpad to Google Talk.

Members of the Google Blogoscoped forums found this image and some basic information on the new application from an internal Google apps resources overview [which has now been taken down].

googletalk dialpad
The new addition would ideally let users dial landlines and cell phones using Google Talk, which is now limited to dialing out only to other users who have Google Talk or compatible VoIP solutions.

eBay’s Skype of course has the ability to dial from PC to phone using VoIP technology, and Skype brings in a hefty amount of revenue via the SkypeOut program, where users purchase minutes via eBay’s PayPal.

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