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Google, Facebook, YouTube Top Mobile Websites in 2011

Google, Facebook, YouTube Top Mobile Websites in 2011

Wireless and Mobile News reported the top trends, smartphones, and tablets in 2011, Opera reported the top mobile websites in 2011. Google tops the list which is populated with search and social media websites. Since Opera mini is used to connect to the mobile web it is no surprize that my.opera.…

TS2R Wireless News: March 21 HTC ThunderBolt Release Date? In-Click 911 Calls, Smartphone Stats, Mobile Data & iPhone Apps

TS2R Wireless News: March 21 HTC ThunderBolt Release Date? In-Click 911 Calls, Smartphone Stats, Mobile Data & iPhone Apps

TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile NewsHTC ThunderBolt Rumors du Jour - We've updated our HTC ThunderBolt release date article with new newsbytes.  The HTC ThunderBolt demo app is now available from Android Market, and rumors suggest that Verizon employees are prepping for the HTC Thun…

iPhone, Android an’ Droid App Update: Bing Voice/Camera Search

iPhone, Android an’ Droid App Update: Bing Voice/Camera Search

Microsoft has revamped Bing for Android and iPhone with new features.Android Bing App Features UpdatedThe Android Bing app now suggests "places nearby" your immediate location via GPS.  It also allows you to bookmark images, and it has a search widget to search third-party apps.  To make p…

NFL & Lady Gaga Top Yahoo! Mobile Search

NFL & Lady Gaga Top Yahoo! Mobile Search

It looks like sports and music fans like to use Yahoo! Mobile Search.  Based on billions of web searches, Yahoo! revealed its top mobile searches for 2010.Top Mobile Searches on Yahoo! in 2010: NFL.Lady Gaga.Rihanna.Sandra Bullock.NBA.World Cup. Justin Bieber.American Idol.Winter Olympics.BP oi…

Android an’ Droid App: Bing Search for Android

Android an’ Droid App: Bing Search for Android

The Bing search app is now available for Android. Bing announced that they have just released the Bing Android app to all major U.S. mobile operators through Android Market, after ending their exclusive search agreement with Verizon.The Bing app features images of the day, voice search, "cool" mapp…

Instant Search Results with Google Instant on Android 2.2 and iPhone 4

Instant Search Results with Google Instant on Android 2.2 and iPhone 4

If you want your search to be psychic by predicting your search as well as results, you may like Google's addition of Google Instant Beta to mobile search.  Google claims that it makes searches faster by displaying not just predictions but actual search results as you type.Like the desktop ver…

Samsung Galaxy S News: Samsung Fascinate Will Google with Android 2.2 – How to Google Now

Samsung Galaxy S News: Samsung Fascinate Will Google with Android 2.2 – How to Google Now

Some bloggers hated the fact that the new Samsung Galaxy S phone from Verizon, the Samsung Fascinate, does not allow users to switch the default search engine from Bing to Google search.  Although the Samsung Fascinate received excellent reviews, the lack of Google search has appeared to t…

Android an’ Droid App: Bing for Mobile Android App 4 Verizon Customers

Android an’ Droid App: Bing for Mobile Android App 4 Verizon Customers

The official Bing for Mobile Android App is now available to Verizon customers. The app is available for free from Verizon Wireless Android phones' Marketplace. It features images of the day, voice search, "cool" mapping features, zoom-out button, ratings and reviews. The Bing for Mobile Android Ap…

Changes to iPhone, Android an’ Droid Google Mobile Search Refined and Tappable

Changes to iPhone, Android an’ Droid Google Mobile Search Refined and Tappable

Google has changed its main search page in turn changed its mobile search pages/style for Android and iphone.Now at Google.com from your iPhone or Android smartphone, you can now tap on the button to the left of the search box on the results page to see a new search options menu that includes ever…

iPhone Android an’ Droid Web Apps: Goggle Places Place Pages in Mobile Search

iPhone Android an’ Droid Web Apps: Goggle Places Place Pages in Mobile Search

Google Place Pages, filled with  information about places on Google Maps is now optimized for Android smartphones and iPhone/iPod.For example, for a restaurant it shows location information, customer ratings, opening hours and what people are saying about the restaurant in summary format.To ge…

No Mo’ Yahoo on T-Mo: T-Mobile Phones Googled – BACKFLIP Yahooed

No Mo’ Yahoo on T-Mo: T-Mobile Phones Googled – BACKFLIP Yahooed

There's been a lot news lately regarding what search is being pushed on mobile phones.  he first news was that the Motorola BACKFLIP coming out today on AT&T has Yahoo! mobile search.T-Mobile USA replaced Yahoo with Google for its default search engine on T-Mobile phones such as their RIM B…

iPhone, Android an’ Droid Search 2Day: RU Near Me Now?

iPhone, Android an’ Droid Search 2Day: RU Near Me Now?

Google announced through its blog that the “Near me now” feature is live on iPhone and Android phones.“Near me now” was designed to address two user problems. First, to make it fast and easy to find out more about a place in your immediate vicinity, whether you’re stand…

Verizon Bings BlackBerry Storm and Other BlackBerry Devices (Storm2): Solutions Offered

Verizon Bings BlackBerry Storm and Other BlackBerry Devices (Storm2): Solutions Offered

Verizon's deal with Microsoft and Bing is taking hold.  Many BlackBerry browsers users have notice the default browse search  is pointing to Bing.  Forums have reported Verizon is replacing other search options of the BlackBerry browser such as Google and Wikipedia."We're a proud supp…

Free iPhone Apps 2Day: Bing Bings iPhone with Voice Search and Maps

Free iPhone Apps 2Day: Bing Bings iPhone with Voice Search and Maps

There is now a free Bing App for iPhone and iPod touch. There's voice search that works great for map locations as well as old fashioned web search. Say "San Francisco weather," for a quick result, or even say a full address for a map or directions. Bing for iPhone automatically finds your loca…

Mobile Users Aren’t Finding Satisfaction in Search, Says Xiam

Mobile Users Aren’t Finding Satisfaction in Search, Says Xiam

Users rely on search engines to discover content but it often doesn't come up with the goods notes a new Mobile Content Discovery Report from Xiam Research by TNS Global. Users are  have having trouble accessing content, getting in quickly, search engines are preferred by mobile web browsers an…

Yahoo! Mobile Se Habla Español

Yahoo! Mobile Se Habla Español

Yahoo! today released Yahoo! Mobile en Español, a Spanish-language mobile homepage that is customized for the specific needs of the U.S. Hispanic consumer Available across more than 1,900 mobile device models, Yahoo! Mobile en Español (visit http://espanol.yahoo.com…

Tweets and Twitters Now Searchable by Google & Bing, Bing Bings Facebook

Tweets and Twitters Now Searchable by Google & Bing, Bing Bings Facebook

Google has announced that they have reached an agreement with Twitter to include Twitter updates in Google search results. Bing is searching not only Twitter but Facebook also. "We believe that our search results and user experience will greatly benefit from the inclusion of this up-to-the-minute da…

Verizon Subscribers Get Binged: Bingo Ad Win for Bing

Verizon Subscribers Get Binged: Bingo Ad Win for Bing

The Bing mobile search/decision engine is now the default search on  Verizon phones through the carrier's portal page. It's part of a 5-year exclusive deal.It also appears that high-end browsers available with Verizon's handsets, like Opera have Bing as their pre-installed default search option…

Michael Jackson’s Death Gets Mobile Search Record and News Hits

Michael Jackson’s Death Gets Mobile Search Record and News Hits

Google searchers who weren't near a computer when Michael Jackson died, searched for news on their mobile phones for breaking news. Google experienced one of the largest mobile search spikes ever in its history with 5 of the top 20 searches about the Michael Jackson.The spike in searches related to …

Microsoft Bing Search Goes Mobile

Microsoft Bing Search Goes Mobile

Attention mobile searchers, Microsoft hasn't left you out of their new search service Bing.  They have launched a mobile version of Bing at m.bing.com. It formats results nicely for your mobile phone. Services offered include local search, maps/traffic with turn-by-turn and walking directions, …