Windows Live Search Mobile
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| Developer: | Microsoft |
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| Use: | Search Engine |
| Website: | http://mobile.search.live.com |
Windows Live Search Mobile is a search tool for mobile devices from Microsoft as part of their Windows Live range of services. It will be designed to format search results to show up to ten on screen at a time, and allow the user to save the results to the device.
There are three ways Windows Live Search Mobile can be accessed:
- SMS (Text Messaging)
- Mobile Browsing
- Mobile Application
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[edit] Features
[edit] SMS (Text Messaging)
Windows Live Search Mobile allows users to find information on their mobile devices by sending their queries via SMS messages and receive answers. Users can:
- Find local businesses and call them
- Search residential listings to find people
- Get answers to questions
- Follow the financial markets
[edit] Mobile Browsing
Mobile Browsing allows users to access Windows Live Search on their mobile devices through WAP or GPRS connection. The interface is optimised for viewing on mobile handsets. Users can:
- Search the web for information
- Get news
- Find local businesses in the user's local area
- Get maps and driving directions
- Search through Windows Live Spaces Mobile
- Get answers to questions
[edit] Mobile Application
The Mobile Application is available as a J2ME application for non-Windows Mobile phones, and as a richer .NET application for Windows Mobile devices. It provides white and yellow page searches, maps (road and aerial satellite), driving directions, and traffic conditions. Other features include:
- Browse and search through business categories
- Search results include a phone number and address, users may click to call for an immediate connection
- Find maps for specific addresses
- Get directions to and from a paticular destination
- View traffic information for major roads in selected cities.
[edit] See also
- Windows Live
- Windows Live Search
- Windows Live Spaces Mobile
[edit] External links
- Danny Lange's blog on Mobile Search
- Comparison with Google Maps
- Windows Live Search for mobile information page
- Windows Live Search Mobile Browsing - http://mobile.live.com/search
- Windows Live Search Mobile Application - http://wls.live.com
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