Google recently branched into the eBook market with Google eBookstore, which has a remarkably good mobile browser, as well as native apps for iOS and Android. But what about if you want to read one of the novels on WP7, but don't want to use IE to do it? GoReader is a $0.99 reader for Google Books which, "allows you to search and read your favourite books from thousands of free … [Read more...]
If you have a WP7 handset, but still aren't sold on the whole Bing thing, then you're in luck: Google has released an official search app. From it, you can search "the web, images, local, news, and more." You can grab it from the Marketplace by searching for "Google Search", and then downloading that badboy. Here's the official description: Searching with Google on your … [Read more...]
No real surprise here, but there was speculation that Windows Phone 7 might allow OEM's to use a different search engine as part of the allowed customizations. Sounds crazy, but Google does allow Yahoo search on Android, so many not so much. Now comes confirmation from Greg Sullivan, a senior product manager for Microsoft. “...the search engine has been heavily integrated … [Read more...]
