It's two newest updates to mobile, announced today, focus on search--and with good reason. According to Google, mobile search traffic has grown five-fold in the last two years, and is growing at a rate comparable to Google in the early years.

Here's a look at the two new features you'll find on Google's mobile version, and how to get the most out of them.

Scott Huffman, director of engineering at Google, says that as mobile search increased, so did the number of searches for nearby places. To make it easier for people to search for what's around them, Google added shortcuts to search local categories such as restaurants, coffee shops and bars, right on the Google.com homepage. Other shortcuts include fast food, what's nearby, shops, ATMs, gas stations and attractions.