Well it looks as if Google has acquired GrandCentral, if you don’t know what GrandCentral is already I’m sure you’ll find out after Google launch their new phone they are so tight lipped about.

That’s my opinion anyway, I think the only reason Google has acquired them, and soon to be more mobile based services is to start building a market share in the mobile arena so when they launch their phone they’ll have an instant client base.

Here’s what GrandCentral Does

GrandCentral doesn’t replace your phones; we just link them together and help them do more. How do we do that? We give people One Number…for LifeTM - a number that’s not tied to a phone or a location - but tied to you.

With GrandCentral, you can be reached with a single number, answer a call at any phone you want, seamlessly switch phones in the middle of a call, and even know whether a call is important before you take it.

• Check your messages by phone, email, or online
• Keep all your messages online for eternity
• Record and store your phone calls (just like voicemail)
• Quickly (and secretly) block an annoying caller
• Click-to-dial from your address book
• Surprise your callers with a custom voicemail greeting
• Forward, download, and add notes to your messages

The acquisition was for a rumored $50m, chump change for Google. I think you’ll find this new acquisition will start to integrate with Googles 1-800-GOOG-411 service where you can search for businesses via voice and get connected to them for free, and also get a map of any location you want messaged to your phone.