Google has redesigned its mobile search page for Android and iOS. Google has a long track record of basically just showing you a big search box and nothing else on the front page, but now if you enable local search on your mobile browser you’ll also find a few icons along the bottom of the […]
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Google Shopper for Android adds nearby coupons
Google has rolled out an updated version of its mobile shopping app for Android which adds support for nearby offers and coupons. You can still use Google Shopper 1.5 to search for products using online and local stores. But you can also now click the “nearby Offers tab from the home screen to see if […]
Google mobile search now lets you filter businesses by hours, distance, rating
So you’re walking down the street when you get hankering for a fresh muffin, but you can’t remember where the closest bakery is. So you whip out your phone, fire up Google in the web browser and hit the Places tab to find listings for nearby bakeries. You walk a few blocks, start to open […]
Google Maps 4.7 for Android adds personalized place recommendations
Google has launched an updated version of Google Maps for Android. The key new feature is a recommendation engine based on Google’s new Hotpot service. Here’s how it works. As you use Google Maps to find places (such as restaurants, coffee shops, stores, hotels, and so on), you can now rate places using a new […]