Windows Live Mobile Search hits V2 | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

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If you use a Windows Mobile phone, and you're not using Live Search for Windows Mobile, you should stop what you're doing and get it now:

Back when Windows Live originally released Windows Live Search for Mobile, I absolutely loved it. Windows Live Mobile Search is a killer app, especially if you have a Windows Mobile phone. Version 1 of the application included tight integration with Windows Live Local, with support for both standard and aerial map views. The most powerful features, though, are local search and directions. You can search for addresses, restaurants, hotels, or whatever in your area and get directions to get you there. I can't tell you how many times it has helped me to figure out where I needed to go. Since its release in December of 2006, it has quickly become my favorite mobile application.

When I read today that they had released version 2, I was eager to check it out. Version 2 includes some key new features that really take this application to the next level.

Among the coolest of the new features in the Windows Mobile version of the application is movie showtimes. Windows Live Search will give you the showtimes for any movie at your favorite theater. So, there is no more scrambling around trying to figure out what time the movie you want to see starts; it's right there in your pocket. As if that wasn't enough, you can also see the ratings for the movie that you are considering seeing and get directions to the theater.

Read the whole review.

I've been using v1, and it's one of my definite "must have" mobile apps.

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