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Sprint, Microsoft Partner for Advanced Mobile Search
Sep 18, 2007, 9:49 AM
Sprint and Microsoft announced new mobile search services today that take advantage of Live Search and GPS information to provide local results for searches performed from mobile phones. From ... read
Helio Ties Up With Yahoo! Too
Apr 13, 2006, 12:17 AM
Helio announced their second online tie up this evening. In addition to My Space, Helio will stock their handsets with access to a number of Yahoo! services as well. ... read
Google Revamps Its iPhone Search App
Dec 10, 2009, 8:47 AM
Google recently provided an update to its search application for the iPhone. First, Google has redesigned the search results pages, and now can display more results than before. Links ... read
AOL Reformats Web For Phone Screens
Apr 3, 2006, 1:09 PM
AOL today launched a new service for the AOL portal subscribers can access through carriers. Users can now use AOL to access websites formatted for desktop browsers on their ... read
Tweets and Social Results Coming to Bing and Google Search
Oct 22, 2009, 7:57 AM
Both Microsoft and Google announced deals with Twitter recently to add individual Tweets to their search results pages. All the companies involved believe that offering real-time observations about specific ... read
Google Brings Mobile Optimized Search to Nearly All Phones
Jul 2, 2009, 10:55 AM
Google recently announced that most smartphones and feature phones in 60 different countries (and 38 different languages) will now see Google search results delivered in a format that is ... read
Google Revamps Image Search for Feature Phones
Aug 20, 2009, 3:39 PM
Today Google announced that it has enhanced the image search capability for most feature phones. The new function will pack in between 8 and 14 images onto a screen's ... read
Google Intros Quick Search Box for Android
Oct 9, 2009, 2:12 PM
Today Google made a new search feature available to the Android platform. The revised Quick Search Box that is built into the Android home screen can now search both ... read
Google Enhances Mobile App for Windows Phones
Sep 24, 2009, 7:37 AM
Google has updated its mobile application for devices running Windows Mobile. The biggest new feature includes My Location, which allow users who perform Google searches to find local results ... read
Alltel Adds Dedicated Search Key to Phones
Apr 11, 2007, 2:48 PM
Beginning with the LG 8600, Alltel is installing a dedicated search application and button to its phones. The button will activate a BREW-based client that has a search box ... read
Nokia Adds Local Search Capability to Phones
Sep 17, 2007, 7:40 AM
Nokia signed an agreement with mobile search company Cgogo, and will embed Cgogo search modules in all future S60 phones. These modules will enable users to find more relevant ... read
Google Tweaks Mobile Search Options for iPhone, Android, webOS
Oct 8, 2009, 10:08 AM
Google recently made some filters available on its mobile search products for the Android, iPhone and webOS platforms in the U.S. Now, when performing searches, users can take advantage ... read
Helio Lets Users Manage Music and Media From PCs
Dec 18, 2007, 3:20 PM
Helio today announced the Helio Player for Windows. This software lets user manage and transfer music, movies and pictures between current Helio models from the Drift to the Fin ... read
Google Searches Mobile Web
Jun 17, 2005, 12:13 PM
Google is beta testing a new service that would allow phone users to search sites specifically formatted for mobile devices. The "mobile web" option will search for results on ... read
Bing Finds Its Voice with Voice Search
Oct 7, 2009, 1:58 PM
Today Samsung and Microsoft revealed that the Intrepid Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone will have voice-powered Bing search. Users will be able to press a TellMe button and speak their ... read
Google Intros Mobile Shopping Tool for Android and iPhone
Apr 23, 2009, 10:44 AM
Today Google announced a mobile version of its Google Product Search tool that supports the iPhone and Android platforms. Google Product Search on the desktop gives users the ability ... read
Verizon Drops Google from BlackBerry Browser Search Tool
Dec 18, 2009, 11:24 AM
Verizon Wireless has confirmed that it no longer offers Google search nor Wikipedia search from within the BlackBerry browser search tool. The default -- and only -- choice is ... read
Google Intros 'Near Me Now' Search
Jan 8, 2010, 12:13 PM
Google recently launched a new search service for the iPhone and Android platforms that makes it easier to find businesses and points of interest in the immediate vicinity of ... read
Google Creates Search Client for S60 Devices
Feb 21, 2008, 9:39 AM
Google recently posted an application for S60 devices to its mobile products page. The new software, which must be downloaded and installed, places a shortcut to a Google search ... read
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