Google extends search option to cellphones
If 1990s had been the era of search engines, 2000s us the era of refined searches. And Google, which has been a synonym for search engines, introduced Google SMS for mobile users in India. This beta offering brings the power of Google Search to the user’s fingertips, making information available on the move, without the need of a computer or an internet enabled phone.
With Google SMS moblie messaging service, users can get business listings, movie show times and more simply by sending a text message to the short code 54664 [5GOOG] from their mobile phones.This service is currently available on the Airtel, Aircel, BPL, BSNL and Reliance networks, and has relevant local data for mobile users in Bangalore, Delhi, Hydrabad and Mumbai.
Google SMS moblie messaging service saves time by saving a user’s location, so they don’t have to type their location every time they search. Google has been giving immense importance to mobile space and especially after information trickled out about engineers working on Goolge phone expectations in the tech world have been fuelled. The users would be charged between 80 paise and Rs.3 per SMS depending on the operator.
