We took the great product search features from Live Search and made them easy to use on your mobile phone.
You'll see a list of popular products, user ratings, and price comparisons from online stores.
You can also research products by reading a detailed overview or consumer reviews.
We even include feature ratings that are created by extracting the key elements of user reviews from across the Web.
Now the next time a consumer electronics device catches your eye in a store, you'll be able to get the detailed rundown on its performance, read the consensus wisdom of the Web, compare it with similar products, and even make sure it's being offered for a good price — all before you make that impulse buy. Now you can spend wisely, wherever you are.
Another of our favorite features this release was developed specifically for our friends abroad — those in the United Kingdom and Japan. Searching for nearby businesses is one of the most popular and most valued types of mobile search today. But most existing browser-based search services require the user to first type in their location — easy if you're always in the same place, but a chore when you're out and about, and a real challenge if you don't know exactly where you are.
With this new feature, users can simply click Find my Location, and their location will be set based on their proximity to cellular towers. Then they can get the most relevant nearby results for all their searches.
Let us know what you think! You can send feedback to lsmbfeed@microsoft.com.
The Live Search Mobile team
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Hi,
I'm in the UK but I don't have the 'Find my location' feature available to me. I have "Set my location" but that's not the same.
Any ideas?
How does it determine that I am in the UK?
Thanks
-Jamie
Sweet, the feature is working fine over here. One question though. How are you going to list all the companies who offer the product? For a popular product like the Canon SLR cameras hundreds of stores offer the product.
jamiet:
I've got vodafone and O2 mobiles and I can see the "Find My Location" link. It works really great in Manchester!!
I think it only works if you're on either O2, orange, voda or tmobile networks. I guess you might have some issues with Vodafone because of their novarra gateway.
Which network you're on?
kevin
Hey Kevin,
Yeah, I'm on Voda. That's damned annoying.
I'll try it again at lunchtime. I'm in a basement at the moment!
Microsoft has introduced enhanced mobile product search, at m.live.com. shrinking down the content from the desktop product search into a bite-sized mobile presentation. You get images, reviews, product specs. and features. These things don't come up
This is awesome - makes buying products in stores and comparing prices a little easier. Thanks
Currently, we can find your location only if you are on "Vodafone", "O2", "Orange" or "T-Mobile" networks in UK. If we are unable to find your location for any reason, please send email to "wlmsdf@microsoft.com" with following details.
- phone model
- Carrier Network
- Approximate location
Windows Live Search For Mobile
I'll do that. Thank you very much.
The product search feature is not working in the UK nor in Norway at present. When making an announcement, the least you could do is specify where the new features will work, or say that they are being rolled out gradually.
Feature is still not working in the UK, until it is fixed we can give you some feedback. In te future please check that features are working before put online.
Product feature is available only in US. "Find" my location feature is available only in UK and Japan market.
- Windows Live Search for Mobile
In Italy is still unknown by common users of the Web, we need a little publicity.
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