iPhones Google Searches are used 50 Times (50X) more than other mobile handsets

Another reason for Google to release the Gphone software. As Google looks to displace the iPhone as the mobile internet standard, the company realizes it has its work cut out for them. Part of the mobile internet appeal of the iPhone is it's ability to move and zoom around webpages. Android (Google's mobile operating system) must be able to make the internet experience better than the iPhone. I have my doubts as Android must work on a variety of handsets and thus is probably appealing to the lowest common denominator.

Referring to the number of Google searches on the iPhone, "we thought it was a mistake and made our engineers check the logs again," said Vic Gundotra of Google’s mobile operations during the Mobile World Congress.

As one user commented on the reason why, "with my iPhone, I hit up google several times a week on it since it's always there in the address bar and surfing an iPhone is much easier than a blackberry."

iPhone competition is good and a Google mobile operating system is even better for India as most Indians use mobile phones. "If the trend continues and other handset manufacturers follow Apple’s lead in making web access easy, the number of mobile searches will overtake fixed internet searches “within the next several years”, Mr Gundotra said.