Google calls all PDAs "Palms!"

[David Prahl]

I often use :google: on my wireless Axim X5 for quick searches. The formatting works out alright, and an "Image Search" is decent.

NOW, if you visit www.google.com on your Pocket PC, you're directed to www.google.com/palm ! And you can't do an image search!

Why not call it the "mobile" version?

Google has always been our friend, but it looks like it's turned its back on the Pocket PC community... :cry:

[JvanEkris]

Try http://www.google.com/ie

Jaap

[David Prahl]

Try http://www.google.com/ie

Jaap

Same thing! Grrrr! :evil:

[Janak Parekh]

Hmm, google.com/ie does now indeed give the same thing. But relax, David. Did you notice there's a "Full Search" link in the "palm" version? It doesn't give images, but you can navigate to images.google.com manually...

The fact that the URL contains palm is probably just a holder for any handheld device it sniffs.

If you don't like it, give them constructive feedback. They do read it.

--janak

[JustinGTP]

hit "FULL GOOGLE" when the page comes up as "www.google.ca/palm" it is the same as before, nice and easy!

-Justin.

And why have they turned their backs on us? It is true, your device is in your PALM of you hand. I dont think they mean it for the PalmPilot only.

-Justin.

[David Prahl]

But there's no IMAGE SEARCH! The real, full, Google homepage was just fine on my PPC. I'd assume that it would be fine on a Palm, too.

List of grievances against Google:

--For removing the ability to do an Image Search. Probably 1/4 of my searches are Image Searches.

--For calling it the "Palm" version. How many wireless Palms are there? Honestly! How many people have a Palm VII, T|W or T|C ? If people want to browse the web, they go to a PC or PPC.

--For making me look like a whiner in front of the PPCT community. :mrgreen:

Hey! It's the weekend, and I need something to complain about! :lol:

[dean_shan]

--For calling it the "Palm" version. How many wireless Palms are there? Honestly! How many people have a Palm VII, T|W or T|C ? If people want to browse the web, they go to a PC or PPC.


I use the palm version. I made a portal on my PPC and have have the google search on it use the google.com/palm. Why you ask? Because the palm one loads faster. No color images and stuff.

[JustinGTP]

Well, as I stated before, I CAN get IMAGE searches on my PPC

Heres how I did it. You have to not get so panicky and manipulate it!

1. www.google.ca, redirects you to www.google.ca/palm

2. hit FULL GOOGLE

3. type what you want in the box (eg Car)

4. Hit enter

5. When search comes up, hit IMAGE tab on that page

6. Viola! boom up comes some car photos.

-Justin.

[qmrq]

--For calling it the "Palm" version. How many wireless Palms are there? Honestly! How many people have a Palm VII, T|W or T|C ? If people want to browse the web, they go to a PC or PPC.

Me. :)

[JustinGTP]

Or go to this site

http://www.google.ca/webhp?hl=en

:D, then continue steps.

-J

[David Prahl]

That's what I mean! Instead of 8 steps, we used to be able to do the same thing in 2.

[JustinGTP]

I edited my posts David

Its not difficult to get to images anymore.

[Janak Parekh]

David: as I mentioned earlier, you can do image searching in ONE STEP. Go to http://images.google.com on your Pocket PC. Done. Well, OK, you need to enter the criteria, but relax already!

--janak

[David Prahl]

I know, I know. :oops:

Like I said: I was bored and complaining seemed to be the answer! From now on I'll research a complaint before it becomes one. :D