Yahoo! battles to be relevent again
Added on 2008-02-12 11:05:00
by Mark Brezinski
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 In an effort to survive in an increasingly Google-enhanced world, Yahoo! will attempt to create a foothold in the mobile industry. According to a recent press release, Yahoo! has released oneSearch, a service optimized for mobile use. They've also signed on to be T-Mobile's proprietary search engine. While we weren't really aware that anyone still used Yahoo! outside of their fantasy sports and ironically hilarious Yahoo! Answers, we must admit we admire their persistence.
[Via MobileBurn]
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Yahoo, America Movil partner On Mobile Web Search
Added on 2007-12-21 15:47:00
by Tanya Palta
 To provide mobile web services to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Yahoo and America Movil have joined forces. Yahoo's OneSearch will now be the default mobile-search service for America Movil and Yahoo is also planning to release local-language versions of OneSearch for each region.
"Fostering deep relationships with mobile innovators like Yahoo! is an essential part of our mobile strategy," Luis Cosio, value added services director of America Movil, stated. "With our mobile leadership in Latin America combined with Yahoo!'s expertise in mobile Internet services, we are delivering compelling mobile experiences for consumers and driving further adoption of the mobile Internet."
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Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 Launches March 7th for Windows Mobile Devices
Added on 2007-03-09 17:26:00
by Brenda Keener
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The Yahoo! Go service has just been launched for Windows Mobile, and now has been expanded to over 75 Windows Mobile devices and 175 different cellular phone models.
This service is optimized for the small mobile screen, called the “third screen”,and doesn’t try to cram large PC-based content into an eye-test for its users. It features rich content such as current and breaking news tickers, customizable widgets accessible via a carousel-like interface, photo sharing via a Flickr widget, and full synchronization with Yahoo Mail as well as Yahoo content such as stock tickers. This is a great feature for those who upgrade or change phones often, or if phones are lost or stolen. A nice map widget is also handy for road warriors.
One of the best features of this service is oneSearch; a search engine optimized just for mobile users that provides relevant search results instead of a list of URLs that may or may not be what the user needs. oneSearch doesn’t just base its search results on what you enter, it also bases your results based on where you are in the world. This means that searching for a movie title will show you where it is playing near you.
Yahoo! Go also uses advanced caching technology and a “push” service to eliminate long download times.
[http://mobile.yahoo.com/go]
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