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Google implements global recent place searches into mobile services

By Michael Crider
on 5 Mar, 2012

Never let it be said that Google rests on its laurels, even as the world's largest search company. It's now integrating your recent desktop searches for location-based queries into your Android phone or tablet, assuming that you're logged into Google on the desktop and using the same credentials. So, for example, if you searched "Pike's Perk Coffee" from your Colorado Springs hotel before leaving in the morning, it'll probably pop up in your stock browser if you go there during the day.

Google Search app updated, ICS features for all

By Michael Crider
on 17 Jan, 2012

Naturally, the release of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich spurred Google to update most of its Android Market apps in sympathy. Last week they included the standard Search app, which has been available as a separate Market download for some time. The update brings features found in the ICS app on the Galaxy Nexus (though not exclusive to Ice Cream Sandwich) to all phones and tablets running Android 2.2 or greater, assuming they can access the Market.

Ice Cream Sandwich tweak: disable the home screen search bar

By Michael Crider
on 1 Dec, 2011

The new launcher for Ice Cream Sandwich is definitely one of its finer UI points, but at least one feature has minimalism fans seeing red. The Google Search bar gets its own reserved spot at the top of the launcher, now that physical buttons are optional and the Search button isn't included by default. This is the sort of stuff that the XDA-Developers boys live and breathe, so naturally they found a way to get rid of it for a clean and more customizable home screen.

Google Search App for Android Update Coming Soon, New UI and easier to use

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Aug, 2011

Google has continued to update their list of applications such as Google Voice, Gmail, Market and more as things move forward and today they've let us all know about some exciting changes coming to Google Search for Android. I don't know about you readers but I use the Google Search widget on my phone like 10 times a day so things are about to get easier and make life much more simple.

Google Instant Preview comes to Android

By James DeRuvo
on 8 Mar, 2011

Google Instant Previews, the search feature that shows snapshots of web pages along side search results has finally made its way to Android and iPhone handsets. Users of Android must have vs. 2.2 (Froyo) or above, while iPhone users must have iOS 4.0 and above to take advantage of the new search feature. Users don't have to download or update anything at all to use the new feature either. All they need to do is search for a topic and the click on the magnifying glass on the right of the results (note, not the search bar).

Beta Release of Google Instant for Mobile

By Chris Burns
on 4 Nov, 2010

As you know, Google Instant is basically what happens now when you're on Google.com and you search - poof! It's there. You type in what you want and there's no need to press the search button. One small step for my day, one giant leap for me if you could all the clicks I'm saving over my whole lifetime. This functionality was announced for mobile devices in September, and now there's a Beta release.

Android Helps Google Soar in Q3 Earnings

By Stephanie Scala
on 14 Oct, 2010

Google has announced their Q3 earnings, and rave about Android's part in making it such a successful quarter (helping to make them very rich). Android Marketplace now has over 90,000 applications and it doesn't appears that they'll be slowing down any time soon. However, Google isn't looking to make a ton money from the Android Market (they're doing pretty well with Google Search). They know it's a way for developers to get paid and that's just fine with them.

T-Mobile’s Comet A Star With Android 2.2

By Stephanie Scala
on 14 Oct, 2010

T-Mobile is scheduled to launch Comet with Android 2.2 on November 3. It's going to be the first entry-level smartphone with Android OS that will be available to both prepaid and postpaid customers. Not only will this device feature Android 2.2 OS, but it will have access to thousands of apps through Android Market.

Bing not taking over all phones on Verizon

By Dylan Bailey
on 9 Sep, 2010

It turns out that Bing, the popular search engine from Microsoft, will not be the only search engine on all future Android phones. Verizon reported to LaptopMag that Bing will “not be the search engine on all of our phones in the future.”

Google Search by Voice in French, German, Italian and Spanish

By David Junior
on 9 Jun, 2010

This is great news for our European Android friends. Google Voice search has been updated to include French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Google has been real busy today, first Google maps received a big update now this update to Voice search.