Video Review: Windows Live Search Mobile Beta

By David Ciccone, posted Friday, Dec. 1st, 2006
Reader Comments: 18

Exclusive: Windows Live Search for Mobile Beta

What it is

Windows Live Search Beta for mobile devices brings the power of Windows Live Local Search to your cell phone. Now you can get the answers you need no matter where you are. Need to find the nearest pizza place? Directions to a friend’s house? Check traffic en route to the office? No problem...it’s all there.

What it can do for you

The Windows Live Search Beta for mobile application gives you fast access to local search and maps, driving directions, and even local traffic information. When you get your search results, you can click to call the phone number of the place you found, or even look at a satellite photo (on some phones) to find the best parking nearby!

Service requires a J2ME-capable or Windows Mobile phone and a data plan for use...the service itself is free, but your carrier may charge you for data usage.

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A big Thank You goes out the the Windows Live Team for giving me
the opportunity to test drive this service! You guys rock!

"what do you do with the CAB file??? I tried to get this on my HTC 2125 and cannot see it on my device. I can see it in explore on Activesync but I cannot see it on the phone. Any assistance here would be great."

You will need to tap on the cab file on your smartphone to actually install the program. There is a guide I found that explains how to setup the device and it has screenshots too

http://www.deluo.com/support/manuals/BT-WLS-QIG.pdf

Live Search Mobile is a great program and it is free too, very nice.

Posted by , Monday, Sep. 17th, 2007

I too liked the theme used in this video. I just found it. Check out - http://www.kooldezine.com/Q.htm

Posted by LarryKeith, Wednesday, Feb. 21st, 2007

I too, would like to know what theme that is on the blackjack. It looks slick. Any ideas?

Posted by kwan888, Sunday, Feb. 11th, 2007

Only USA? why not other small poor countries, like Costa Rica...

Posted by famleon, Tuesday, Jan. 2nd, 2007

The Search capabilities definitely take this a step up from Virtual Earth Mobile.

Posted by iakobos, Wednesday, Dec. 6th, 2006

Ok, just one question. What theme is that on the Blackjack???

Posted by vcalhoun, Tuesday, Dec. 5th, 2006

I guess we know now why PocketStreets is not on the MS Streets & Trips 2007 CD. :)

Posted by PocketUp, Friday, Dec. 1st, 2006

Too bad there are no traffic coverage for Dallas!!!

WTF Houston, but no Dallas?

Posted by servoisgod, Friday, Dec. 1st, 2006

Tested out the GPS functionality, looks to be pretty solid.

Posted by interstink, Friday, Dec. 1st, 2006

Johnathon. Find the cab file with File Explorer and select it. The install will proceed. Then you'll see the application listed only as "Search". It's quite good.

Posted by Jeff Hensel, Friday, Dec. 1st, 2006

what do you do with the CAB file??? I tried to get this on my HTC 2125 and cannot see it on my device. I can see it in explore on Activesync but I cannot see it on the phone. Any assistance here would be great.

Johnathon

Posted by usnrrn, Thursday, Nov. 30th, 2006

Anyone else think the "BETA" download site is a bit plan? I guess its optimized for access via. smart-phones, but you would think they would have a full Browser version of the site as well. :) BETA... tamata, tomato...

Posted by interstink, Thursday, Nov. 30th, 2006

Nice... Love the Traffic report map - would be nice to have a simple text version of traffic problems as well.

I use a HP HW6515 (For now) and wonder how the GPS feature works with this, I will play a bit more later.

Posted by interstink, Thursday, Nov. 30th, 2006

wow !

Posted by s4czech, Thursday, Nov. 30th, 2006

Not too shabby. I was able to play around with it this morning on my train to work. I will put it to the NYC torture test some more later. :)

Posted by JNGold, Thursday, Nov. 30th, 2006

Microsoft got this one right!

Posted by Steve Trotto, Thursday, Nov. 30th, 2006

Not bad I was able to view my block in Lexington, Missouri (had to start at Kansas City and scroll east)but was unable to get traffic info for Kansas City. That would have been nice with the snow strom we have coming in.

Posted by mlh1962, Thursday, Nov. 30th, 2006

Wow...that is a pheonomenal program!

Posted by gt2697, Thursday, Nov. 30th, 2006

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