Yahoo Launches Services for Windows Mobile
Yahoo has just announced the availability of gamma version of "Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0" on Windows Mobile powered devices, for subscribers in the USA.
Yahoo says that expanding to the Windows Mobile platform will enable consumers to use it on 75 Windows Mobile devices from major manufacturers. In total the service will be supported by more than 175 different mobile phone models, including more than 100 models available today.
"Consumers have been clamoring for us to bring Yahoo! Go 2.0 to Windows Mobile devices since we launched the service less than two months ago," said Marco Boerries, senior vice president of connected life, Yahoo!.
As part of its effort to bring Yahoo to Windows Mobile powered devices, Yahoo and HTC also announced a partnership to preload Yahoo services including Yahoo Go 2.0 on millions of HTC devices.
Key features of Yahoo! Go 2.0 for Windows Mobile include:
Search reinvented for mobile consumers ? oneSearch is designed to recognize the intent of a search term and presents relevant content ? not just a list of web links to PC sites ? on the results page. Results are grouped by subject making it easy to read through and drill down to get more details.
Be local, no matter where you are ? The Local & Maps widget gives quick access to comprehensive local directory information for businesses across the USA, enhanced with ratings and reviews from the millions-strong Yahoo! community. Interactive maps feature the ability to search directly for businesses, get driving directions and real time traffic updates.
Rich, highly personalizable content from millions of sources ? Current headlines and a breaking news ticker in the News, Sports, Entertainment, Weather and Finance widgets keep consumers connected to the information that matters to them. Consumers can customize to receive content from the millions of sources on the Web that publish in RSS.
Photo sharing keeps consumers connected to their community ? The Flickr widget integrates one of the Web?s most innovative and prolific photo-sharing communities, making it easy to upload and manage images from their camera phone. Consumers can also easily share photos, view their friends' pictures and browse or search the millions of images.
Streamlined e-mail keeps consumers in sync ? The E-mail widget allows consumers to quickly respond to, delete or compose new messages or view attachments with a single click ? all automatically synchronized with their Yahoo! Mail account in real time."
Posted to the site on 7th March 2007
