New Mobile Search Service from Sprint and Microsoft
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007Good news for Sprint users. Microsoft Corp. and Sprint is providing you with the first fully integrated GPS location-aware mobile search service with entire Internet search on Sprint phones.
With this enhanced mobile search service you are now capable of the following:
1. Explore the Web, local listings and maps, and Sprint’s mobile content catalogue using the same familiar search box powered by Live Search.
2. Quickly and easily find local businesses and listings nearby without manually entering location information by using Sprint’s built-in GPS capabilities.
Sprint is also the first mobile operator in the US to offer GPS-enabled voice search capabilities powered by Live Search for mobile.
“We are focused on working with industry leaders like Sprint to bring new and innovative services to market for customers, and creating new business and revenue opportunities for our partners,” said the vice president of Mobile Services organization at Microsoft, Brian Arbogast.
Another good news for Sprint data subscribers that are using data-enabled Sprint phones, the enhanced Sprint mobile search experience powered by Live Search is immediately available at no additional cost.