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Google Maps 4.1 for Android Has Latitude Widget, Better Search Results Pages [Google]
Mar 18th
Google Mobile Searches Get Optimized Based on Location [Google]
Jan 15th
Google’s
location-aware features can feel creepy at times, but in the case of mobile searches they can make life a heck of a lot easier. Queries made from most mobile devices can now include suggestions optimized Read more ...
New Google Mobile Home Page Features Local Points of Interest [Google]
Jan 8th
Google’s mobile page has undergone a minor change. Below the search bar, you can now toggle a menu, called “
near me now” to populate a list of nearby businesses, ATMs, restaurants, cafes, etc., based on your current location. Not quite a Yelp killer yet, but it’s something. Available for iPhone 3.x and Android 2.x phones. [
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Does the Nexus One Have 3G Problems? [Nexus One]
Jan 7th
I wouldn’t ask, if it weren’t for Google’s
Nexus One support forums overflowing with complaints. Ours are pretty patchy with 3G too—so what’s going on?
The complaints center around the phone constantly switching between 3G and Edge Read more ...
Microsoft Bing’s it’s Way Onto the iPhone With New Search App
Dec 16th
Microsoft has just made Bing [Free - iTunes app] their second iPhone and iPod touch app (no, Office wasn’t first — that’s still MIA — the amazing image-zooming Read more ...
