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Local Mobile Search? Hold the Phone

Looking for a great place to eat in an unfamiliar neighborhood? Your cell phone could know just the spot, thanks to a new trend in Web search. Using a mobile device and SMS, or Smart Message Service, wireless customers can now get directions to nearby restaurants and other information from the curb. Analysts say that's a potent combination, not only for consumers, but for the fast-growing Web search business.

Read the whole story at Cnet, March 10, 2005 »

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