Yahoo! oneSearch is the latest mobile search engine for Yahoo! Go 2.0, the mobile phone optimised application designed to locate target data in the fewest possible clicks.The development of mobile web browsing has been challenged by various problems that are non-existent on desktop PCs, which use static hosts connected to wired, high bandwidth networks. These are capable of transmitting and receiving large amounts of data without significant delays. Mobile web browsing, however, is an inherently data-size limited activity.
This causes problems when information access is desired on mobile hosts, since data transmission over a wireless network is much slower due to reduced bandwidth, as well as the very limited display capabilities of miniature handheld devices.
There are also factors such as intermittent connections, loss of signal in tunnels or basements, the lack of large local data storage, and limited user input capabilities due to the small keypad size.
In answer to some of these problems, Yahoo! Go and oneSearch are optimised for the small screen of a mobile phone and use advanced caching and background loading technology that allows mobile users to browse the internet.
Yahoo! are confident that oneSearch is the best mobile web browser search engine currently available:
"oneSearch includes more actual content in your initial results than any other search - all grouped by subject matter and relevance, so there's no sea of links to wade through like with a PC search. It's easy to read, scroll through, or drill down further if you want more details."
Unlike a desk top search engine, oneSearch also takes into account your geographical location in the real world, displaying relevant results according to your position. For instance, searching for a movie will yield show times in your local area.
Another feature Yahoo! oneSearch boasts is the ability to start searching from anywhere on the phone's interface, negating the need to navigate to a search box or even specify a category. Instead, users can start typing anywhere in Yahoo! Go, and oneSearch even remembers your previous searches to speed up the process.
