Google Search and The Transcoder
Many of us tried to access Google Search from a mobile device and even if the company allows such operations, viewing the results provided by the search engine was very difficult. Google launched a tool that allows users to visit all the pages from a mobile phone without any issue using a special transcoder.
T.V. Raman, Research Scientist at Google, posted a message in his blog to present and describe the new utility: “designed for cell phone users, I find the Google web transcoder has become an indispensable tool for me when I’m confronted with complex web pages. In fact when one searches the web using mobile phones, Google search hits often get redirected to go through the transcoder in order to provide the mobile user with a web page that works on small displays.
It turns out that much of the visual complexity that creates stumbling blocks for mobile users also become show-stoppers when it comes to listening to a web page using screenreaders. So the transcoder has become a useful part of my web access arsenal. You can reach it at google.com/m. From there, search for your favorite site. Think of it as the equivalent of your browser’s address bar. Once you access a website through this interface, any links you follow from that page will be automatically transcoded.”
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