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Google Voice, despite still being in a closed beta, has more than its share of loyal followers and now Palm Pre users will be able to make better use of their account.  Just recently the once homebrew only gDial Pro app was accepted and moved into Palm’s official App Catalog.

The app, which is available as a free download, will allow you to fully use your Google Voice account directly from your Palm Pre.  Features include the ability to make calls, send and receive SMS messages, check your voicemail, view your call history, and more.

Interestingly, the gDial Pro app has also remained available (in a slightly different format) in the homebrew directory.  That version is, for the most part the same as the official App Catalog version with one major exception—it has universal search which is nice when looking up contacts.  All things considered, if I were a Pre user that had my phone enabled for homebrew use, I would continue using that version of gDial Pro.  On the flip side, this addition into the App Catalog should be good news for anyone who has not yet, or is not interested in the homebrew community.

Read [Palm Blog]