Google has launched its sms services in India with the short code 54664(5GOOG). They’ve put up a simulation of the service. Services on offer include Local Search, Weather, Glossary, Movies, Q&A, Translation, Web Snippets, Calculator and Currency Conversion. Google is currently offering local information for Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai. SMS is priced at premium rates, and it is currently limited to five operators - Aircel, Airtel, BPL, BSNL, Reliance.
Google also has included personalization features, as per which a frequently queried location is saved as a users default location. Thus, if no location is specified in an SMS, Google returns results based on that location.
Source: Contentsutra
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