Roundup: Firing Steve Jobs, making calls from Gchat and more

Here’s the latest action:

Gmail to marry Google Voice — Gmail chat is undergoing a lot of changes (you might have recognized a recent redesign), and it’s getting even more powerful with Google Voice integration. Now you can place and receive voice calls right in your Gmail interface via chat.

Zumobi’s iBroadway takes the stage — Mobile publishing network Zumobi has launched an application called iBroadway in tandem with Art Meets Commerce. Users can find all the information they may want about current and upcoming Broadway shows.

Twitter pins downtime on networking error — Following several hours of downtime, the micro-blogging company says the problem was caused by errors with its networking equipment. Twitter is working to fix these snags now in order to handle a greater capacity of users.

Symbaloo actually up and running — The startup, which organizes your web bookmarks into a visual wall of one-click icons, launched in the U.S. in December but was plagued by bugs. Now the site has undergone a full overhaul and is more workable than before.

The man who fired Steve Jobs speaks — Former Apple CEO John Sculley, known best for firing now CEO Steve Jobs from the company in 1985 when he became too difficult to work with, explains his logic and expresses some regret in an interview with the Daily Best.

Tweetie 2 and 3 to launch on Mac, iPad — After some snafus and delays, the beloved Twitter client will definitely be coming to the iPad and the Mac, according to developer Loren Brichter. The lofty goal: to make the iPad version better than the release, now just called Twitter, on the iPhone.

BPGlobalPR party’s over — Responding to complaints from the real BP, the humorous and controversial Twitter feed @BPGlobalPR has had to make it very clear that it is a fake and in no way representing the company’s beliefs.

AOL delves deep into content — Shortly after a major rebranding to become more hip and trendy, AOL says it will be hiring hundreds of reporters, editors, and video makers to jump start the amount of original content available on the site.

Proterra raises $20M for green buses — A startup called Proterra that makes hybrid and electric buses, batteries and advanced drive trains has raised $20 million in capital from MK Energy to construct an assembly plant in South Carolina. Earth2Tech has more.

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