14 DAY TRIAL // Mountain View-based Internet giant Google announced not too long ago the introduction of a new feature to its search engine, namely Google Instant, which offers a faster way to access search results. Currently available only on desktop computers, the solution should become available for mobile phones too before the end of the ongoing year. Google VP Jonathan Rosenberg is the one who confirmed the move, while also noting that it would become available on devices like the iPhone and BlackBerry, a recent article on GigaOm reads.
Rosenberg unveiled these plans to analysts during the quarterly earnings call yesterday, which makes the announcement pretty official, that's for sure.
When asked when would Google Instant be fully rolled out on BlackBerry, iPhone and other devices, Jonathan Rosenberg said the following: “It’s relatively soon, sometime this fall. Fall lasts a little bit longer in California though.”
Of course, Google might actually push the release of the new service on mobile phones close to the end of the ongoing year, but it would still arrive on smartphones, which is great news.
“Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. We are pushing the limits of our technology and infrastructure to help you get better search results, faster,” Google notes on its website.
“By predicting your search and showing results before you finish typing, Google Instant can save 2-5 seconds per search,” the company continues.
Another interesting feature of the new service is that it can help people decide what to search for, as results are displayed as one types, not to mention that one can stop typing when one sees the needed result being displayed.
Previously, one would have to type the entire term or phrase to perform a search, but now the results are received instantly as one types, so that the searching process can be performed much faster than before.
When on a mobile phone, one would benefit tot he full from the new service, since typing on the small screen of a handset is not as easy as on a desktop.
Google already put in place some other search features for its mobile users, including Voice Search, and it should be interesting to see how the two would go along when they would be both made available for handsets.