In the flurry of Google announcements yesterday, one story made it through the cracks: real-time search results for Android and iPhone. In short, Google is including a little ticker in searches for hot, current topics that includes super-recent content from blogs, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, FriendFeed, Jaiku and Identi.ca. This can be great for breaking news…
BOLT Browser 1.6 for BlackBerry Now Available
Users of the BOLT browser for BlackBerry will want to take note that the app has gone to version 1.6. Some new features and enhancements have been integrated, some of which you may really enjoy. A quick overview from the official press release: For all mobile data networks that support it, BOLT 1.6 now offers…
Twitter Updates Mobile Site
For those who couldn’t be bothered with the plethora of mobile twitter applications out there, the official mobile website is undergoing an overhaul that incorporates exclusively their own APIs. The new site’s designer notes that anything with a Webkit browser (like the Android, iPhone, Symbian, and webOS handsets) handles the update like a champ, but…
Realtor.ca Launches Beta Mobile Site Optimized for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile
Realtor.ca, Canada’s most popular and best known site for realty searches and just plain old realty shopping, has launched a new beta app for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile. The new mobile effort delivers price, location, agent info, and even directions to properties you’re interested in. Of course there’s a full search feature to help you…
Google Mobile Search for Movies Revamped
Google searches for movies on Android, iPhone, and webOS are about to get a little more helpful today. With a few taps, you can find showtimes, theatres, ratings, and category sorting. Throw in a dash of GPS integration to keep the results local, reviews, and streaming trailers, and you’ve got yourself quite the upgrade. Man,…
Bing Available on More BlackBerrys
Aside from being preloaded on the BlackBerry Storm2 and getting rolled out on the original Storm, Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, is continuing its spread on mobile. An over the air download link for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 version has bubbled up, the 8530 Curve2 is apparently preloaded with it (though I don’t see it on…
Mobile Google News Optimized for iPhone, Android, and webOS
Those with an iPhone, Palm Pre, or any Android device will be happy to hear about some new changes to the mobile Google News. The new version allows you to add custom keyword, local, and recommended sections, as well as shuffle and move the sections as you like. That’s the main thing, but it looks…
Sony Music Entertainment to mobilize its artists’ websites; MJ’s site first on the list
I’m not sure why it took so long for Sony’s music publishing arm to fully “go mobile,” but whatever the reasoning is, it’s good to see them finally taking this route. The company has partnered with Azuki Systems to optimize the web destinations of its artists for viewing on mobile phones. Not surprisingly, Michael Jackson’s…
Microsoft Bing’s mobile site updated with NFL feature, flight status info and better support for high-end devices
Microsoft has updated the Bing mobile website, located at m.bing.com. Here’s what’s new: NFL feature – type a team or player and see upcoming games, stats, and scores. While the game is on, you can get real-time updates on the plays. (U.S. only) Flight status – enter the airline and flight number to get the…
Opera Software: Opera Mini saves consumers $8.1 billion per year in mobile data costs!
Opera Software is out with their monthly “State of the Mobile Web” report and we bring you some cool highlights: You know Opera Mini works through proxy server that compresses data and sends you the user more bandwidth friendly version of the site. Well, thanks to that compression, Opera Software said that their mobile web…