Google Mobile App for Windows Mobile gets My Location and more

[Guest vinaymanro]

Google have already launched Exchange ActiveSync support for Windows Mobile, allowing full exchange synchronisation capabilities. Well now they are providing further enhancements to their apps for Windows Mobile users.

Google Maps and Google Search now use location based searching. Got a lock on your current position? Well now just type in what you are searching eg Indian Restuarant etc.

It's easier and faster than ever to search Google using your Windows Mobile phone. Just visit m.google.com to download the latest version of Google Mobile App, which includes these new features:
My Location. Get local results without typing your location. Once you see the blue My Location dot with your current location below the search box, simply search for a local query, for example "italian restaurant", and the search results will contain local business results along with web results.

To protect your privacy, location is encrypted when sent to the server, and only your most recent location is stored so that successive searches can use the same location. You can disable My Location at any time in the "Advanced Options" screen.
Google Suggest. Reduce typing time by selecting suggestions to complete your queries. You will also see URL suggestions, which bring you directly to a web page, skipping the search results page entirely. Try typing "facebook" to see this kind of suggestion.
Search with Maps. If you have installed Google Maps, type a local query and wait for suggestions. Select the suggestion with the red pin next to it to launch your search inside Google Maps.

Localised searching just got easier thanks to Google.

[Via Google Mobile Blog]

[Guest NuShrike]

I wonder if Google is hedging away from iPhone because of Apple's stranglehold on app approval, or providing newer features on a App that hasn't gone through Apple's lawyers ...

Edited September 25, 2009 by NuShrike