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Today we�ve updated the Google search experience for BlackBerry 6.0 WebKit enabled devices. We�ve added a number of enhanced search features integrated throughout the homepage and search result pages, making searching faster and easier on www.google.com , especially on touch-enabled Blackberry devices. Left: Improved homepage with autocomplete and search history as you type. Right: See more information with search options and enhanced results. Enter searches faster : Save time by using autocomplete and search history queries that appear beneath the search box as you type. Web search : Find what you're searching for fast. Comprehensive results pages let you see relevant websites, images, videos, news, real-time results and more. Simply click on the arrow button �>>� to the left of the top search box for more refinement options. Image search : Swipe through image results quickly and easily on touch enabled devices. Start by selecting �Images� at the top of www.google.com , ...

The Google Goggles team has worked with The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles to �Goggles-enable� their permanent collection of paintings. You can use the Google Goggles app on your phone to take a photo of a painting from the collection and instantly access information about it from the Getty�s mobile-optimized website and the rest of the web. It's possible to fit only a small amount of information on the wall next to a painting but visitors with Goggles can now enjoy the full story online. Google Goggles results and the Getty webpage for Portrait of the Sisters Bonaparte Learn more on the Official Google Blog . Posted by Shailesh Nalawadi, Product Manager

As the dramatic growth of the mobile web changes the way people consume content, it�s becoming increasingly important for publishers to provide a good mobile experience. With this in mind, we just added automatic mobile rendering in Google Sites for iOS 3.0+ and Android 2.2+ devices, and a mobile version of the Google Sites lists. Learn more on the Google Docs blog . Posted by Luciano Cheng, Software Engineer

Some of you may already be using the new optical character recognition (OCR) and translation of Russian in Google Goggles that we previewed at last week�s Inside Search event . Starting today, we�re pleased to introduce some additional new features, including a map view of your Search History and the ability to copy contact and text results to the clipboard. We�ve also changed the results interface to make it easier to view and navigate through your results. Russian optical character recognition (OCR) and translation Since Google Goggles first launched in 2009, it has been able to recognize and translate text in a number of different languages, as long as the language used Latin characters. With the launch of OCR for Russian, Goggles is now able to read Cyrillic characters. Goggles will recognize a picture of Russian text and allow you to translate the text into one of over 40 other languages. Russian OCR is also available for users of Google Goggles on the Google Search app for iOS. ...

(Cross-posted on the Google Enterprise Blog ) We don�t have to tell you that the workforce is increasingly mobile, and that workers on the go expect to be fully productive on email and calendar from their mobile devices. But we do want to tell you that we have a few new features for Google Sync users that will help employees work efficiently from anywhere on their iPhones and iPads. Google Sync keeps your phone�s native mail and calendar apps in sync with your Gmail, Calendar and Contacts. Today, three new updates to Google Sync for iOS will allow you to: Search all your emails in Gmail, not just the emails stored locally by the iOS mail app. Accept, decline or edit calendar events from the iOS calendar app. Send email from the address you want. We recognize that some of you manage multiple email addresses from a single Gmail account.Gmail�s �Send Mail as� feature lets you send messages with another email address listed as the sender instead of your Gmail address, e.g. joe@altostrat....

Our thirst for knowledge extends beyond the time we spend in front of our desktop computers. At Google, we are seeing mobile search grow at an exponential rate, increasing five-fold worldwide in just the past two years - a rate comparable to the early days of desktop Google Search. Today on mobile, we can get whatever information we�re looking for anytime, anywhere. And I'm not just talking about looking up basic information like the weather or a stock quote, which is what people used to do in the early days of mobile search. As mobile devices have become more powerful and connected to faster networks, smartphone users are doing a surprisingly diverse set of search tasks -- from simple lookups, to tasks that involve multiple complex searches. But it's not always easy to search from a mobile device, especially with the smaller screens and keyboards. We�ve worked relentlessly to make mobile search faster, easier, and more intuitive with features like autocomplete , Voice Search ,...

(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog ) Often when I�m taking public transit, I arrive at my stop on time only to anxiously check my watch and look down the street for my bus, which is running late once again. Those extra minutes I�m forced to wait seem like an eternity, and the only information I can access on my phone is when the bus was supposed to arrive. Starting now, Google Maps for mobile and desktop can tell you when your ride is actually going to arrive with new live transit updates. We partnered with transit agencies to integrate live transit data in four U.S. cities and two European cities: Boston, Portland, Ore., San Diego, San Francisco, Madrid and Turin. When you click on a transit station or plan a transit route with Google Maps and there are delays or alerts related to your trip, you�ll now see �live departure times� (indicated with a special icon) and service alerts. Live transit departure times after tapping on a station Live service alerts when receiving tran...