<p>Google is making good on its promise to bring back free voice calls in Gmail, after temporarily removing them a couple months ago.</p><p>Voice calls disappeared from Gmail in May, when the company replaced Google Chat with a new feature called Hangouts. While Hangouts still allowed users to make video calls and receive calls to their Google Voice numbers, the ability to make outbound calls to landlines and mobile phones was missing, at least for a little while.</p><p>Over the next few days, Google will roll out an updated version of Hangouts, restoring outbound voice calls and adding new features to the service.Google(Click to enlarge.)</p><p>Users can now create a group call by adding multiple phone numbers, and can have mixed calls with some recipients on voice and others on video. Google's also throwing in some silly effects, such as applause and laughter, through the Google Effects app.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2044012/phone-calls-return-to-gmail-thanks-to-a-hangouts-upgrade.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2421565,00.asp">Voice Calls Return to Gmail Via Hangouts</a> (PC Magazine)</p><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/07/10/voice-calling-gmail-hangouts/">Google Brings Voice Calling Back to Gmail, Now Under Hangouts</a> (Mashable)</p><p><a href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/10/psa-phone-calls-are-returning-to-gmail-also-integrated-with-google-and-the-chrome-extension/">PSA: Phone Calls Are Returning To Gmail, Also Integrated With Google+ And ...</a> (Android Police)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dqP0Nqx0DWwHj1MHhAUZJfWurQnlM&ned=us">58 additional articles.</a></p>