I don’t know about, but BlackBerry 10 OS is looking a lot like Android to me. They’re introducing homescreen widgets for the first time, for instance, giving you that same kind of widgetized appeal as Google’s smartphone OS. You could also say that the panels remind you of Windows Phone (Live Tiles) in some ways too. The leak comes by way of a document for “how to position BlackBerry 10 in future advertising campaigns.”

You’ll also notice that the app tray has been redesigned too, making it both cleaner and more functional. A folder of apps shows thumbnails of some of the apps housed within, for instance. The universal inbox, borrowed from PlayBook OS 2.0, makes an appearance too.

Is this a matter of too little, too late? Or will RIM surge back into prominence with BlackBerry 10? Do these initial screens excite you? Or do they scream of a smorgasbord of everything that’s already out there.

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Instead of having to launch the full application in order to do anything with your Google Voice account, you can simply make use of the new Google Voice Inbox widget. There’s two parts to this Android app. First, there’s a widget that shows your most recent voicemails and text messages. You can flip through the messages and, if you choose a message preview, it will open in the full Google Voice app.

The second widget is for settings and is comprised for four handy buttons. There’s one click access to the full Google Voice app, a button for composing a quick (free) text message, another button for changing what calls to play via Google Voice on the fly, and one last button for setting “Do Not Disturb” for your Google Voice account. This last bit sends all calls to voicemail.

As an added bonus, the Android homescreen widget will show your current account balance with Google Voice, so you’ll know when you need to toss some more money in there. Naturally, you’ll need a Google Voice account to use this and, for the time being, it’s only available to US peeps. Where’s the love for Canada, Google?

Fast Access to Google Voice with Android Widgets [Google Mobile Blog]

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