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Official Google Mobile Blog: Introducing Mobile Search with My Location
Official Google Mobile Blog: Introducing Mobile Search with My Location
From time to time, we all need information about local businesses when we're away from our computers -- like confirming the address of a bar while on the way to meet friends. Today we're introducing Search with My Location, a new way to make searching for nearby businesses on your Windows Mobile ...
Official Google Mobile Blog: Street View and walking directions come to Google Maps for mobile
Official Google Mobile Blog: Street View and walking directions come to Google Maps for mobile
googlemobile.blogspot.com — Today we're launching a new version of Google Maps for mobile with the same street-level imagery available... on desktop. Wondering if the restaurant in your search results is the one you're thinking of? Just click "Street View" after your search to see ... (more) Official Google Mobile Blog: Street View and walking ...
Official Google Mobile Blog: Google Mobile App for BlackBerry: faster, stronger, better
googlemobile.blogspot.com — Fast Google search - enter queries without waiting for a browser to load Search history - easily... access and amend your previous queries Google Suggest - complete queries with less typing Easy access to Google products for your phone - click once to ... (more) Official Google Mobile Blog: Google Mobile App for ...
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youtube.com — Singer/songwriter/guitarist and Google mobile product manager, Josh Siegel, sings a tale about his tech lead, Phil Genera,... and the launch of Search with My L... (more) Introducing Search with My Location (video)
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Google Adds Location-Aware Searches to Windows Mobile
Phone Scoop - Latest News — Google Adds Location-Aware Searches to Windows Mobile posted Today, 2:28 PM by Eric M. Zeman Today Google made its location-aware search function available to a wide range of Windows Mobile devices. The technology requires the Google Gears software to be installed on the handset. Using Gears and cell tower ID information, you will automatically receive localized search results without having to add in location information manually. The feature is free to use. more info at Google ...

Google launch Search with My Location for mobile phones: Video
Phones Review — ... Before, when you hit Google.com from your mobile browser local search was tailored for the last location you entered, now by using Gears Geolocation API, Search with My Location “approximates your actual location” by using Cell ID tech, the same as used by Google maps on mobiles. Which means if you want to find something like pizza nearby then simply type pizza, and Google returns local business listings round your location. Take a look at the video below. Source – googlemobile ...

Google Knows Your Location on Windows Mobile [Local Search]
Lifehacker — ... [image] Google added a convenient "My Location" auto-finder for many Windows Mobile phones, making it easier to search locally for "pizza," "taxi," or whatever you're looking for. Here's the list of ...

Google geolocaliza las búsquedas en móviles
Celularis — ... El ejemplo no va a ser irreal en el futuro con “Search with My Location” (buscar con mi ubicación), la nueva función para búsquedas locales que anunció ayer ...

Google adds My Location to Mobile Web Search
D' Technology Weblog — ... Google introduced Search with My Location, a new way to make searching for nearby businesses on your Windows Mobile phone faster and easier. Previously, when you went to google.com from your phone’s browser and performed a local search, the results were tailored to the last location you entered. Now, using the ...

Google knows where you at
CrunchGear — ... This week Google announced Mobile Search with My Location, for devices running on Windows Mobile. By either using GPS or cell-ID, Google can tap into your location and deliver location-specific information. ...

Google Mobile iPhone app with voice search now available
AppleInsider — ... ) includes an Apps Tab that allows you to reorder Google Apps to make it easier to access your favorites. Google also said there's no longer a need to specify where you are because Google Mobile App now has Search with My Location. "Search for 'movie showtimes' or 'Mediterranean restaurant' and you'll automatically see results based on your current location," Burke added. "For this to work, Location Services must be enabled on your iPhone and you have to opt-in to let Google Mobile App use your location." For a bit of the history behind Google's new speak-to-search ...

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