Live Search Mobile

Infobox Software
name = Live Search Mobile



caption = Live Search Mobile application on Windows Mobile
developer = Microsoft
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genre = Search Engine
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website = [http://m.live.com http://m.live.com]

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 Live Search Mobile can be accessed:
*SMS (Text Messaging)
*Mobile Browsing
*Mobile Application

Features

MS (Text Messaging)

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

Mobile browsing

Mobile Browsing allows users to access Live Search on their mobile devices through WAP or GPRS connection (http://m.live.com). 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
*In the UK and in Japan - "Find My Location" to pinpoint the user's location

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
*Speech recognition search input
*Search results include a phone number and address, users may click to call for an immediate connection
*Send search results to others using SMS
*Find maps for specific addresses
*Get directions to and from a particular destination
*Get turn by turn directions using a GPS receiver
*View traffic information for major roads in selected cities.
*Get local gas prices
*Get weather forcasts
*View movie showtimes and theaters
*A service called "Collections" that have customizable nearby points of interest (using Virtual Earth collections or GeoRSS feeds) such as:
** BBC World News
** Flickr: Latest Photos
** HomeThinking: Recent Home Sales
** Upcomming Events
** Wikipedia Nearby Entries
** Yakaz:Homes for Sale

Live Search Mobile and GPS

This application can be used to transform your mobile phone into a navigation system with the aid of a GPS receiver. It allows you to search for a location, select it as the destination and then calculate a route to that place. By using a GPS you will be able to see your current position in the map and as you progress on the route you will get visual indications and text that shows you where to turn, etc. A data plan for your phone is required to be able to download the maps. The program shows real-time traffic in selected US cities, features automatic rerouting and is available at no cost.

Versions of Live Search Mobile with GPS support include:
*Windows Mobile 6 PDA phones and smartphones
*Windows Mobile 5 PDA phones and smartphones
*Windows Mobile 2003 PDA phones and smartphones

ee also

*Windows Live
*Live Search
*Windows Live Spaces Mobile

External links

* [http://livesearchmobile.com Live Search Mobile]
* [http://livesearch411.com Live Search 411]
* [http://m.live.com Live Search Mobile for mobile phones - http://m.live.com]
* [http://wls.live.com Live Search Mobile client download for Windows Mobile and Blackberry - http://wls.live.com]