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Hands on with Safari-based Gmail phone calls
Now that the inconvenient duplicate emails are a thing of the past, TUAW had a chance this morning to put Gmail's new calling feature to the test. With Gmail phone calls, you can place free US-to-US calls directly from your browser or pay a low fee for international access. Calls use the Google Voice service backbone (and technology from the Gizmo5 acquisition), integrating voice features with desktop applications. The installation is straightforward, and it begins with downloading the Google Talk video chat plugin if you don't already have it. Grab the installer from your Gmail homepage, quit your browser, install, and then re-launch Safari. Navigate back to your Gmail account and you'll be ready to place outgoing calls. To begin, click the Call phone button at the left of the Gmail web page.
