I spend some time with Gary Voronel from the Microsoft Mobile Search Group. He shows off Live Search for Mobile.
Live Search for mobile is your essential mobile companion – search for businesses, get maps and directions, view live traffic, and much more when you’re on the go. And the best part is, it’s FREE!
We’ve recently released updates to the application for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry phones. Here are some of the updates:
New for Windows Mobile
Collections. Looking for pubs that offer WiFi in Seattle? Want to find a dog park in San Francisco? We can help! Search community-generated content such as Virtual Earth Collections and Google KML and find what you're looking for.
Weather. By far the most often-requested feature: get current weather conditions and a four-day forecast by clicking the Weather icon.
Web Search. Search the Web, news, images, and more just by clicking the Web icon.
Bluetooth Headset Support. Now you can use the speech recognition feature with your Bluetooth headset (available on select devices).
New for BlackBerry
Speech Recognition (for GSM devices with BlackBerry OS 4.2 and later). No need to type – for yellow page listings, just say what you want to find!
Weather. By far the most often-requested feature: get current weather conditions and a four-day forecast by clicking the Weather icon.
Web Search. Search the Web, news, images, and more just by clicking the Web icon.
Contact Integration. Save a search result to your contacts for quick access later.
Download the new version today by going to wls.live.com from your mobile phone.
We’d love to get your feedback – please send comments, questions, feature requests, etc. to lsmobile@microsoft.com