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Google is trialing a new service dubbed Google Free Zone in the Philippines, offering users free access to select services, including Google+, Google Search and GMail. Google Search is especially interesting as it allows users to not only search the web but also visit any page from the search results for free. However, once they click on another page, they will be charged regular data fee, provided that the charge is accept (a popup will appear asking for confirmation).
It’s an interesting idea and if you remember Facebook is already doing something similar, teaming up with carriers all around the world to provide users with free access to the social network.
Google’s “partner in crime” is the local carrier Globe, and it’s likely that this service will expand to other parts of the world before we know it. This is the fight for the “next billion users” and it’s safe to bet the search giant wants to win it…
[Via: TheVerge]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
