Google implemented a new policy last month that had the entire digital publishing world take notice. If a website has a mobile friendly design it would have a higher placement in the search engine results and older websites would plummet in the rankings. This is not a decision that Google made lightly, primarily because for the first time ever mobile search has outweighed … [Read more...] about Mobile Google Search Has Surpassed Desktop
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Google Updates Mobile Search to Display Recent Content
There are reasons that Google remains the (nearly) undisputed king of Internet searching --they are always adding features, making changes for the better, and evolving the way their software functions. To this end, one the of the latest updates to Google's mobile search takes your search terms and displays other related article and videos for that specific topic (all in a … [Read more...] about Google Updates Mobile Search to Display Recent Content
Google Search Results Warn Against Sites With Flash Content
In the early days of the Internet, using Oh Flash was a sign that a website was ahead of the times. It was impressive and sought-after. These days it is akin to a technologically-transmitted-disease --we've all heard about Flash content and we all know of websites that feature it, but for the most part we really just hope to avoid it. Thanks to Google, users searching from an … [Read more...] about Google Search Results Warn Against Sites With Flash Content
Google Search Goes Live With App Indexing
Among the announcements at this year's Google I/O conference was the news that App Indexing would be expanded to all developers and their apps. This update brings the concept of contextual and meaningful search to a whole new level by blurring the lines between web-based content and native apps. Consider the possibilities: search for a restaurant in Google and open up the … [Read more...] about Google Search Goes Live With App Indexing
Latest Nielsen Survey Reveals Growing Consumer Reliance on Mobile Apps
With usage of mobile connected devices such a smartphones and tablet devices growing at a feverish pace, it is but only natural for mobile apps to witness a faster rate of adoption than their web counterparts. The latest Nielsen finding corroborates the above with some hard facts showing global brands loosing grip with their web based services, only to be compensated more than … [Read more...] about Latest Nielsen Survey Reveals Growing Consumer Reliance on Mobile Apps
Google Handwrite Introduced on Tablet PCs
Here is a new feature from Google that adds further zing to the browsing experience for users of smartphone and tablet devices. Called Google Handwrite, the feature is a search operation that enables users to scrawl on the screen directly by hand (or stylus if it is supported) and the handwriting is recognized by the script that runs in the back ground of the web page. The … [Read more...] about Google Handwrite Introduced on Tablet PCs
Google Introduces Weather Widget on Tablets
Come rain, hail or storm, you will now be better prepared than ever before. At least the latest Google's dose of enhancement promises just such a thing. Typing weather on the search bar will unfold all that the weather gods have planned to unleash on us in the coming 10 days. A minor improvement it sure is but ever so useful. Also, the feature has always been available on … [Read more...] about Google Introduces Weather Widget on Tablets
What is Google Android Jellybean?
Jelly Bean is the latest in the series of delicious Android versions that Google has been doling out and as usual, promises to take things to the next higher level of computing be it in a smartphone or a tablet device. Designated Android 4.1 (and not 5.0 as some had speculated), Jelly Bean however brings about some significant enhancements over its predecessor, Android 4.0 ICS … [Read more...] about What is Google Android Jellybean?
New Google Search App for iPad Launched
Google has come up with an upgrade to the search app for iPad, promising a better, faster, and more accurate search of the web via the Apple tablet. In fact, it is quite a new and different experience while using the search app in its new form. There is a marked improvement in speed while the interface has been given a thorough once over. Even while a particular page is … [Read more...] about New Google Search App for iPad Launched
New Google Search Optimized for Tablet PCs
Searching the net on tablets will soon be a new experience, courtesy of Google, that has re-evolved its search strategy in tablet PCs. Much of the tweaking has been done to make the best use of tablet features and to be more friendly to touch based inputs. Some of the changes in new format include a much simpler layout of the search result page, while page contents such as … [Read more...] about New Google Search Optimized for Tablet PCs