Yahoo Launches SMS Search and Expands Web Search on Mobile

Yahoo! Inc. today announced the launch of Yahoo! SMS (Short Message Service) Search and the enhancement of Yahoo! Search on Mobile across a number of additional mobile devices. The new services are available starting today with major wireless carriers across the United States.

The launch of Yahoo! SMS Search gives consumers a new way to quickly use their phone to do a search for needed information. Shortcuts available at launch include local information, WiFi hotspot finder, weather, stock quotes, daily horoscopes, dictionary definitions, and zip and area code lookup.

Today’s extension of the reach of full Web search, called Yahoo! Search on Mobile, gives more consumers access to the relevant and comprehensive search results powered by Yahoo! Search Technology. Previously, full Web search was available only on HTML-capable mobile devices; today’s launch expands the reach across a number of additional WAP 2.0 (xhtml) enabled handsets by translating full Web pages to fit on consumers phones.

Yahoo! Search on Mobile also features many popular search shortcuts, including local information, WiFi hotspot finder, weather, stock quotes, movie listings, sports scores, dictionary definitions and calculator. To try the newly expanded Web search on a mobile device, consumers can go to Yahoo!’s Mobile Web portal or simply type in mobile.yahoo.com on the Web browser on their phone.

"We know that today consumers are on the go with their mobile phone and our search services represent a new way for them to get the relevant information they need quickly by using Yahoo!," said Doug Garland, senior vice president, Yahoo! Mobile. "Yahoo!’s search services and shortcuts on mobile devices let consumers get the information they need — from finding the latest weather forecast, to updated stock quotes, to tracking down a good place to have lunch — from wherever they are."

To see a full list of shortcuts available for both services, get more information on how to use Yahoo! Search on a mobile phone and details on carrier and device compatibility consumers can go to http://mobile.yahoo.com/search.