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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Google's Local Search Goes Mobile

Google is making its local-search service available from mobile devices, complete with maps and driving directions.

Along with the mobile-browser option, Google Inc. is adding support for retrieving driving directions through text messaging. Last year, Google began offering a host of mobile search services using SMS (Short Message Service).

The new mobile service focuses specifically on retrieving the names of local businesses and information from business directories and the Web. It is available in the United States and Canada at mobile.google.com/local or from a link off of Google's mobile home page.

Users receive a two-box interface on their mobile browsers. In one box they enter what they are seeking, such as "pizza," while in the other they enter their location by zip code or by city and state.

More info at Newsweek

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