Windows Live have just announced three new ways to access search results from your mobile phone, enabling you to pull up even more information on the go. These three methods include download, browsing and text, and can include information from RSS feeds, e-mail, blog updates, Web search results, maps, and the all important sat nav driving directions.Such applications bring the power of Windows Live to your mobile phone in a local way so that you can determine your whereabouts from the geo-location of your phone. With this information, the Live Search service can provide search results tailored to you: where is the nearest seafood restaurant, or how far am I from grandma's house?
You can even get a satellite photo of where you're going or where the best parking can be found right through your phone. The application is simple to install: just send a SMS to 95483 (WLIVE) on your mobile phone.
Examples of enquiries you can send to your mobile phone include:
- Is there a queue at the bar?
- Is there an empty taxi around that corner?
- Where is that delivery?
The news comes shortly after Google announced its Google Maps for Mobile, and represents another important chapter in the ongoing battle between the world's leading search engines for dominance of the search engine market.
