<p>Google has updated its Search app for Android with functionality that rivals Apple's Passbook app, the iOS 6 program that pulls your boarding passes and store cards into one convenient place.</p><p>Google's update is part of the Google Now service that automatically brings up "cards" with relevant information from around you, based on your location. In this case, the app scans your Gmail inbox for boarding passes (limited to United Airlines for now), and will automatically bring up a QR code used at check-in when you arrive at the terminal. This feature is almost identical to Passbook for iPhones.</p><p>The Google Now travel functionality does not stop there. Once you arrive at your destination, the app will suggest places to visit and interesting events to attend, along with directions to the points of interest and weather information.</p><p>When you are at a museum for example, the app lets your do a reverse image search via Google Goggles so you can get information on the painting or sculpture you are looking at, while other cards will suggest events nearby.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2018786/google-now-app-updated-to-take-on-ios-passbook.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.bgr.in/news/google-updates-google-now-with-camera-search-among-other-features/">Google updates Google Now with camera search among other features</a> (BGR India)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dKQh_O4qZUa2NhM3h3gmWJkluLKgM&ned=us">202 additional articles.</a></p>