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Google to enable mobile Internet search without a browser

By Dusan Belic on Friday, March 30th, 2007 at 6:28 am PST In Mobile Web, Technologies

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is set to rule the mobile web phones. Their latest patent filing explains a mobile application that should allow users to search the web using a mobile phone, without a browser. The software will have a predictive search (i.e. mobile version of Google Suggest), and should automatically reformat web pages for viewing on the small screen. Furthermore, Google explains why they took this route - opening up a browser can be slow and for search to be accepted on mobile devices, it should be as seamless and as quick as possible. (via: Mad4MobilePhones)

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    [...] wait a minute. We've already seen some patents suggesting that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) wants to enable search without a browser. Hack, we've even seen some concepts, as well as the rumor that HTC will manufacture the [...]

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