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Yahoo! Mobile Experience Extended by Launching in Nine Additional Countries

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:20:16 +0000

Yahoo! Mobile Available Across More Than 400 Devices; Company Also Increases the Reach of Yahoo! Mobile for iPhone

SINGAPORE, June 16, 2009 -- Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced at CommunicAsia 2009 that the award-winning new Yahoo! Mobile experience is now available in nine additional countries and 100 more devices worldwide.

Yahoo! Mobile for iPhone

Providing an open and highly-personalized starting point to the Internet on both the mobile Web and as an Apple(R) iPhone app, Yahoo! Mobile enables consumers to discover, stay connected and stay informed through their mobile devices. Yahoo! Mobile is now available in 17 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas, including today's expansion into Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Italy. » read more »

Yahoo! Announces Next Generation of Mobile Search for Provide Better Answers, Easier Ways to Search

admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:15:38 +0000

Yahoo! oneSearch 2.0(TM) to Include Search Assist, Voice-Enabled Search, Idle Screen Access and Open Search Results

LAS VEGAS, Apr 02, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) unveiled Yahoo! oneSearch 2.0, a new version of its award-winning mobile search service. Key enhancements will allow users to initiate searches faster using text or voice. Yahoo! also plans to provide greater relevance through richer, more detailed search results by opening up Yahoo! oneSearch to publishers to integrate content, simplify search input with Search Assist and voice-enabled search, and make search instantly accessible on the idle screen of many phones. These innovations build on Yahoo!'s strategy to become the starting point for the most mobile consumers. » read more »

Sprint, Microsoft Deliver Mobile Search Innovations

admin — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:53:30 +0000

Enhanced mobile search for Sprint features GPS and open Internet.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., and REDMOND, Wash. – Sept. 18, 2007 – As part of the strategic alliance between Sprint (NYSE: S) and Microsoft Corp., today the two companies are providing Sprint customers with the industry’s first fully integrated GPS location-aware mobile search service in the U.S. with entire Internet search on Sprint phones. Voice search with visual results by Live Search for mobile using Tellme technologies will also be available on select Sprint phones as a separate download. The new services enable people to find Web, local, and phone content easily using traditional input methods or voice.

With the enhanced mobile search service launching today, Sprint customers can now:
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Search the entire Web, local listings and maps, and Sprint’s mobile content catalog using the same familiar search box powered by Live Search, on the Sprint mobile Web home page.
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LG Electronics and Google Team Up to Enhance the Mobile Experience

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:13:22 +0000

LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide provider of wireless handsets and accessories, and Google today announced a global collaboration to pre-install Google’s services on millions of LG mobile phones. Mobile users around the world will now be able to easily search for information, find locations, update blogs and manage email while on the move.

“Building on our efforts to set new standards for wireless handsets, we are excited to partner with Google to offer extra value to consumers with enhanced mobile Internet experiences,” said Mr. Paul Bae, Vice President of the Product Planning Team at LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “LG’s mobile devices, combined with Google, will provide consumers with easy access to their favorite Internet services even without a PC and make it easy for them to stay connected while in motion.” » read more »

InfoSpace Announces InfoSpace Find It! for BlackBerry

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:19:09 +0000

GPS-Enabled Local Search Application is Now Free for BlackBerry Smartphones

InfoSpace, Inc. has announced the launch of InfoSpace Find It! for BlackBerry(R) smartphones in North America. Starting today, users can download and enjoy the GPS-enabled InfoSpace Find It! for free(a) on various BlackBerry smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM) (TSX: RIM) including the BlackBerry(R) 8700 Series, BlackBerry(R) 7130 Series, BlackBerry(R) Pearl(TM) and the new BlackBerry(R) 8800. A complete list of supported models is included below.

"InfoSpace provides a valuable search application that helps BlackBerry users find nearby locations of interest," said Jeff McDowell, vice president, global alliances, Research In Motion. "Location-based applications, like InfoSpace Find It!, provide an added dimension that can simplify and enhance the mobile experience." » read more »

Medio Systems to Launch Mobile Performance Ad Network

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:10:03 +0000

Search and recommendation technologies propel advancements in mobile advertising

Mobile search and advertising solutions Medio Systems, Inc. has announced the launch of its performance-based Medio MobileNow™ Ad Network. Enabling advertisers to target potentially millions of mobile consumers with pay-per-click ads, the MobileNow Ad Network, a part of Medio’s complete mobile search ecosystem, will also generate new revenues for participating wireless operators and off-deck mobile properties.

The precision ad targeting that powers the Medio MobileNow Ad Network is based on the same technological advances that drive the search experience for Medio’s current partners—top wireless operators like T-Mobile, TELUS Mobility and Amp’d Mobile–through hosted white-label search and recommendation technologies that deliver highly relevant answers rather than lists of links. » read more »

CTIA WIRELESS Hosts Mobile Marketing Conference

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:44:17 +0000

“Marketing—The Mobile Channel” is a day-long program dedicated to exploring the strategies, successes and barriers to marketing through mobile devices

CTIA WIRELESS 2007®, the world’s largest event for the wireless industry, said it will offer a full-day program: Marketing –The Mobile Channel on Monday, March 26 which will explore the strategies, success and barriers to marketing through mobile devices. CTIA WIRELESS® takes place March 27-29, 2007 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

The program will address how the mobile channel is complementing traditional forms of advertising, helping businesses build loyalty and awareness by engaging wireless subscribers in interactive dialogues. New uses for Short Message Service (SMS), Common Short Codes (CSC), Multimedia Messaging (MMS), Mobile TV, Mobile Advertising, and Mobile Search will be explored during the program. » read more »