In today's Digital Dispatch:
Make Free Phone Calls from Gmail (Google Operating System)
Gmail added a long-awaited feature: making phone calls. If you install the voice and video chat plug-in, you can call phones in the US and Canada for free. You can also call in other countries, but you'll have to pay.
New Augmented Reality App Brings Luxury to Your Car for $2.99 (ReadWriteWeb)
...If a car suddenly slows ahead of you, the app will detect the approaching vehicle and warn you. It can also detect other cars in neighboring lanes, and can tell when you change lanes.
Google Voice Telephone Booths Coming to an Airport or College Near You (Mashable)
...As part of its campaign to raise awareness for Google Voice (Google Voice), the company is getting creative. Sometime soon (likely before the end of the year), you’ll start seeing red Google Voice phone booths in public venues, primarily at airports and college campuses.
SkyFire for iPhone To Be Submitted To Apple Next Week? (TechCrunch)
TechCrunch is reporting that SkyFire may be coming to the iPhone. SkyFire is a smartphone browser that brings Flash video and other rich media to devices that would not normally be able to view this content.
Netflix App Adds Support for iPhone, iPod touch (PCMAG)
...The app, which streams the company's "Watch Instantly" library, has previously only been available for the iPad, but can now be accessed on the smaller screens of the iPhone and iPod touch.
Time's 50 Best Websites 2010 (Time)
Lighter side: Stephen Colbert's Internet Privacy Smackdown (GIZMODO)
About Digital Dirk's Dispatches
Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, sifts through hundreds of blog posts and news articles daily to bring you the Digital Dispatch—a compilation of the most important and interesting tech news for consumers. If you have a tip on a story you want to share, leave a comment below.
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