Google Image Search for mobile adds Popular Images

Google announced the addition of a Popular Images feature to its Google Image Search for mobile service, promising iPhone and Android smartphone users tools to more easily and effectively browse visual media. Offering categorized lists of image searches and corresponding photos and graphics, Popular Images initially encompasses subjects like Movies, Sports, Cars & Bikes, Music and Cartoons--users may click on individual categories to see related images corresponding to what's popular on Google Image Search, with queries automatically categorized according to an algorithm Google says will continue to improve over time. In addition, the special Trends category will generate image queries from Google Trends with especially high recent activity.

For more on Popular Images:
- read this Official Google Mobile Blog entry

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