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Google launches Instant Preview for mobile

Wednesday, 09 March 2011 07:49
Patrick Stafford
Internet giant Google has launched Instant Previews for mobile search, the company announced in a blog post overnight.

The mobile version of Instant is similar to the desktop version – users are able to see screenshots of each web page that shows up in their search results.

"For example, if you're looking for a webpage that has both photos and descriptions, you can use Instant Previews to quickly identify these pages by navigating across the visual search results with a few swipes of your finger," Google said in the post.

The system has been slightly tuned for the mobile version – instead of the desktop version of sites appearing as a screenshot, sites with a mobile version will show that instead.

Users need to tap on the magnifying glass that shows up next to each web result to see a preview.

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Patrick Stafford is the deputy editor of SmartCompany. He is also the editor of TechCompany, the weekly newsletter for entrepreneurs and business owners who are dedicated to improving technology and social media in their own businesses.
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