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The Google search mobile page has a new Instant Previews feature that lets you browse through query results as a set of thumbnail images instead of boring ol’ text. This way, you’re basing what you click on what the page looks like, wich is often a good indicator of its quality and relevance. You might have noticed this feature already in Google search for your desktop browser, so they’ve already got a hold on generating website previews.
Google has been doing all sorts of cool stuff with their mobile site, like a tailor-made weather section, enhanced local business search results, product search, sorting options, query prediction, app search, and lots more. Working on a rich mobile site instead of a dedicated app cuts out the need for going through the whole app store submission rigmarole, and provides comparability to the greatest range of phones.
To check out the new Instant Preview feature, just crack open the browser on your iPhone or Android device, and head over to Google.com. Here’s a video showing it in action.
[via Google Mobile Blog]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
