googlemobile.blogspot.com - 11/12/2008
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Starting today in the U.S., when you go to google.com on your iPhone and do a search, you'll see search results that are better optimized for your phone. You'll still get the full comprehensiveness and quality of regular Google Search results, but laid out in a more efficient and user-friendly ...
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The new Google Mobile App for iPhone makes
it possible for you to do a Google web
search using only your voice. Just hold the phone to your ear, wait for the beep, and say what you're looking for. That's it. Just talk. Once the App is on, you don't ...
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Google Optimizes Search Results for iPhone
Gearlog —
... "Results are formatted to be neatly displayed on the mobile screen, so there's no need to scroll side to side," Steve Kanefsky and Rob Stacey, software engineers on Google's mobile team, wrote in a blog post. ...
News: Mix: Google, Myvu, PoetrySinger, FotoTimer
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
Google has launched a new search feature which displays iPhone- and iPod touch-optimized results when performing a search on Google.com. The Official Google Mobile Blog notes that local search results now include easier-to-press “get directions” and click-to-call links, with maps shown by default in the case of a single listing or are accessible via a “Show map” link for multiple listings. The newly formatted results pages are currently available only in the U.S. for iPhone and iPod touch units running software 2.0 or later. Myvu has ...
Google Adding Voice Search to iPhone
Cult of Mac —
... Having already reorganized the way it delivers the results of an iPhone search request earlier this week, the Mountain View, CA search engine company is taking another step toward perfecting the way it handles the challenges of entering and retrieving information with hand-held wireless devices. ...
The Ads are Coming, the Ads are Coming to iPhone
Cult of Mac —
... Recently, the Google mobile team launched new results pages formatted specifically for the iPhone, according to the post at Google’s Mobile blog. Now, advertisers will be able to display ads exclusively on these mobile devices, create campaigns for them, and get separate performance reporting. Advertisers who prefer not to show desktop ads on these phones can opt out and show ads only on desktop and laptop computers. ...
Google Improves Android and iPhone SERPs
WebProNews Feed —
... , or you can see the results in action on an iPhone in the following video:"In some situations, you've already been seeing the new search results pages ," says a post from the Google Mobile Team. "Now, all Google search options for Android and iPhone lead to results that load faster and are formatted to fit the screen so you don't have to zoom or scroll side-to-side. We've also added touchscreen-friendly buttons and expandable maps for local business results." [screenshot-v8b.png] There has been a lot of talk of search improving in the mobile realm heading into 2009, and ...
Google Search Results Optimized Again for iPhone, Android
jkOnTheRun —
... A quick test over EDGE on my iPhone didn’t show me much faster results than I normally get, but I definitely appreciate the optimized search results and there’s no left-to-right scrolling involved. Additionally, there’s some finger-friendly sized buttons for local results and maps. Any Android handset owners see a difference yet? I’m also wondering if you can see these on a Symbian S60 or Windows Mobile device by altering your browser’s User Agent string. ...
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iPhone now top handset in the U.S. —
Apple Hot News 11/10/2008
“Move over, Motorola,” says Alana Semuels (latimes.com) iPhone has become the top selling handset in the U.S. “Consumers are buying more iPhones than RAZRs because there is a ‘watershed shift in handset design from fashion to fashionable ...
iPhone passes RAZR in sales —
Apple Hot News 11/10/2008
NPD announced today that iPhone 3G “surpassed Motorola’s RAZR as the leading handset purchased by adult consumers” last quarter, reports Jim Goldman (cnbc.com). “That’d be a big deal no matter when it happened, but it ends RAZR’s 12-quarter winning ...
iPhone second among smartphones worldwide —
Apple Hot News 11/10/2008
“Apple’s blowout quarter for iPhone 3G sales lifted it into second place among all smartphone vendors worldwide,” says cnet.com’s Tom Krazit. Trailing only market leader Nokia, iPhone vaulted “over Research In Motion to take second place, with 6.9 ...