Windows Live Search for BlackBerry launches
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I’ve been trying out the beta version of Windows Live Search for BlackBerry for almost a week now, so it’s great to see that Microsoft has gone ahead and "launched" it as many BlackBerry users have requested it. While using the software I found the menus slow, and sometimes unresponsive but lets not forget this is a public "beta". You get the usual Microsoft Live Mobile Search features like searching by Categories, Maps & Addresses, Traffic, Directions and the like. As of right now, I’d stick to InfoSpace Find It!, or Google Maps (love the traffic mapping!), but as time goes on it is definitely something to watch out for. You can now download the software at wls.live.com from your BlackBerry devices.
its pretty slaw so far, just downloaded it, seems as fast as that Yahoo Go! app for Blackberry, which as many of you know, not that fast….
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For those with a 8800, download the 8700 version.
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The industry is getting more and more competitive so we can only expect that it will come to full blown applications running of for free for everyone. If not that at least inexpensive one that actually function well.
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I downloaded it via wls.live.com
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The Pearl version is pretty zippy, more so than the Y!Go app. These menus are far from sluggish. While I’ll keep it, I don’t think it’ll replace Google Maps, Telenav GPS, or Berry411 (um, Beyond411) anytime soon.
But it does look nice.
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Until Microsoft allows you to check your hotmail/live email account from a blackberry (or any email client), I would stay as far away from anything Microsoft.
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I agree with Charles, until they allow integration of the last of the big 3 free emails, it hasn’t done much.
going through the browser to get to your email is a pain.
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Yes it is slow this time, window need to upgrade it as soon as possible
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does anyone know if it will work on the Blackberry Curve 8320 for T-Mo?
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It does work on the 8320 curve, just loaded it.
Seems to work well, I’ll give it some real world use before I pass judgement on it.
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great thanks! Would greatly appreciate it if you could post your results on how it does in the real world.
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okay… i have a 8830 curve and must be too stupid. I can’t figure out how to get directions from point to point by typing in an address. does it do this? how about turn by turn w/ the gps chip?
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It works very well with the 7290. Just loaded it and all seems ok.
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I have a blackberry curve and since I am using Windows Live as my default email,(on my computer) I haven’t been able to get my email on my blackberry. I have an msn account. Do you have any suggestions? Do I need to download something on my blackberry curve?
Thanks in advance!
Suzanne
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I have a curve too and i think im going to set up a blackberry email account and under options in windows live hotmail(i have msn too)…you can forward messages to a custom domain. not sure yet if it will for sure work. that the only way i could think of though.
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<Mark Says:
<May 29th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
<I have a curve too and i think im going to set up a blackberry email account and under options in <windows live hotmail(i have msn too)…you can forward messages to a custom domain. not sure yet if <it will for sure work. that the only way i could think of though.
Unfortunately this will not work. M$ does not let you forward to any email domain unless it’s a msn, hotmail, live, etc account. I tried this with my new BB Curve 8830. I still CAN NOT get my hotmail delivered to my handset….yet I can send out email. Supposedly this will be fixed as of June 30th but knowing Microsoft and the crooks they are, I doubt it…..
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after downloading windows live search on my blackberry storm i go t downloads to open it but it does nothing. does anyone know how to open it.
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I can access both Hotmail and Live from my AT&T Blackberry Bold by adding them to my BIS account. I’m not sure why you guys can’t.
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Just tried for my Storm. Doesn’t launch. Maybe I’ll try back later. I loved this app for my Treo. Oh well.
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I can’t find out how to download windows on my blackberry curve 8330…. anyone know the instructions on doing so?
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hotmail works perfectly on my blackberry storm…
Simple to setup and instructions are on the hotmail blog here:
http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!33769.entry?sa=332789525
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When will the release be available to work on the blackberry Storm or 9350? Please email me and let me know if you find out.
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Matt, I emailed microsoft and they dont have a release that works on the storm yet. Who knows when it will be available. They could not give me a time frame. Oh well, I loved the app and used it all the time.
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we need this app on the storm asap… i had it on my pocket pc and got the blackberry storm.. Microsoft!!!!!!!!!!!
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When will this map be ready for the blackberry storm?
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