Pretty much every new product gets hyped as a potentially disruptive technology these days, and usually nobody outside of the company's marketing department actually believes it.

Google Voice takes the existing GrandCentral service, which consolidates landlines and mobile numbers into a single phone number with voicemail, and adds the ability to make free domestic calls, transcribe voice mails and more.

We take a look back at the tech products that were so overdone by marketing hype, that by the time they were released, most failed to meet expectations.

Google has accidentally let slip some secret plans relating to its Google Voice call management service, revealing that the service may be coming to markets outside the US soon.

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Voice security company Cellcrypt has launched technology designed to secure voice calls between smartphones and landlines..

Confused yet? We're wondering how many people actually use Skype voicemail, but if you do, the new "Voicemail to text" service lets you get them on a regular mobile.

The news we've all been waiting for – Apple finally confirms the faster iPhone 3G S, packing video, voice recognition, and up to 32GB of storage

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The 3GS is not a revolutionary upgrade, but one that finally makes the iPhone the smartphone to own. Here is our full review and summary of all the important features

What will $50 a month (and under) get you on pre-paid mobile these days? We compare the best prices and deals for pre-paid mobile plans from the big telcos and one little guy.

We tour several of the leading tech research labs in the US to discover which 10 research projects could soon change the world

Amidst howls of protest against ISP filtering in Australia, including street rallies, the Australian Christian Lobby says filtering the tubes is actually a good idea.

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Apple has officially released the new iPhone 3.0 software update for download, including voice memo recording, multimedia messaging and the addition of Apple's Spotlight search software

Business users will communicate with a unified toolset that integrates instant messaging (IM), social networks, conferencing and email within the next four years, according to Gartner.

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Garmin’s Nuvi 265W offers a clean navigating experience with a host of useful features and suffers only a handful of small issues.

Google has released the beta version to its brand new Google Maps Navigation software, developed specifically for Android 2.0 devices