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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile, Web, Web Apps
Mobile search isn’t anything new, Google’s had m.google.com for years now and it works well on mobile devices that need info fast without all the glamor of the standard Google site (sarcasm). Bing has been rising in the charts but needs to find a way to continue to grow; its answer: mobile Bing.
I have to keep reminding myself this is a Microsoft product because the Bing team keeps offering something new for users. For example, in making Bing mobile, they added some mobile-specific features that will perk your interest. The first is flight info, simply go to Bing and enter in your flight number and you’ll be given gate info, departure and arrival info. That is super handy for mobile users that actually are mobile as they dash across the airport.
Another new feature is what Bing calls the NFL Feature. Simply enter the name of your team or player and you’ll receive info on schedule, standings, and while the game is on you’ll get real-time stats. Super handy for data freaks and fantasy leaguers.
Bing has added a special version for mobile touchscreen devices such as iPhone, Zune HD, T-Mobile G1, Verizon Imagio, or Samsung Omnia. Not a big list but the Bing team will be adding support for more devices in the near future.
I used the touchscreen version of Bing mobile to search for movies and compared to the same search on Google, the Bing Mobile search was much better looking, more complete and offered trailers without any extra work from me. It is worth checking out and with clear, concise data you may find you don’t need a full featured browser on your mobile device. Bing Mobile might even look good on a Windows Mobile device. Yikes.
You can find Bing Mobile at m.bing.com
Read: [Bing Blog]
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Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks
Sure the title may be a little sarcastic, but given that we have not yet seen any stats and do not have any sort of general ‘top selling list” such as what we can find on Amazon, it makes it hard to judge just how popular the nook is. Sure, the nook landed with a big fanfare and the excitement spread throughout the blogosphere, but we are geeks and get excited about early adoption.
Given that we take the details that we can get, which in this case comes in the form of an email that was received from someone who has actually placed their order already.
According to the email, the nook has “exceeded all expectations” and the good news is that anyone that already ordered seems to be on track for the delivery they had originally expected.
Those that have not yet ordered may however be in for a slightly longer wait. It looks like any new orders will still be in time for the holidays, but are going to be coming in a second shipping wave. Of course, its not much of a delay, just about a week after the original date of “on or around November 30.”
So far it is looking like we can consider the nook a success. That said, once again I am feeling the desire to upgrade from my original Kindle, but am going to wait until I see either Amazon or Barnes & Noble offer an ebook reader app for Android. Whoever does that first will be the winner, but not-so-secretly I am hoping that Barnes & Noble will deliver because the Nook would make a nice Christmas gift from me to me.
Via [android and me]
Dear nook Customer:
Congratulations on being among the first to order nook!
Demand for nook has exceeded all expectations and we're really excited about the enthusiastic response. The good news is that you should expect your device to ship on or around November 30th, as previously communicated. Starting today, October 30th (12:01am ET), anyone pre-ordering a nook should expect their device to ship on or around December 7th, still well in time for the holidays.
We expect the demand to continue to be heavy through the holiday season, and we are operating strictly on a first-come, first-serve basis.
We're committed to updating our customers on expected nook availability and will do so through our stores, online at nook.com, and by email.
Thank you for being one of the first to order!
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