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Microsoft will integrate Live Search into its Mobile Search platform, enabling Nokia consumers access search directly from their Nokia Nseries and S60 handsets in 14 languages.

Microsoft will provide search results for web search, as well as access to information such as stock quotes, movie times, and common facts via Encarta Instant Answers. The Mobile Search experience from Nokia allows users to find search results more quickly than by using the browser and finding the web page of an internet search provider, since in many cases search will be accessible directly from the menu screen.

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TV Guide and 4INFO are getting together to bring TV listings directly to cellphones. You will now have the ability to quickly search for channel listings, specific programs, and time-based programming from any mobile phone via SMS or WAP. The service is available to all mobile phone users regardless of carrier, and will allow TV fans to easily locate air dates, times, and channels for their favorite programming while out of town, or just on the go.

This builds on 4INFO’s ability to deliver sports scores, yellow page listings, stock quotes, movie times, hotel reservations, weather forecasts, horoscopes, flight status, package tracking, fantasy sports, drink recipes, and yes, even pickup lines.

So this solves the problem of how to get the girl but why can’t we have a DVR in the U.S. that is programmable over your phone. If 4INFO can do that for me I will be screaming accolades all the way home (while managing my baseball team, grabbing some drinks, on my plane, while tracking my Fedex, managing my portfolio...)

[Thanks Bob]

Know Mr. Know-It-All? Yeah, don;t we all. Now put him to the test with AskMeNow, letting you receive answers to endless questions all from your cellphone. AskMeNow offers quick and easy access to Weather, Movie Times, 411 listings, Sports Scores, Directions, Horoscopes, Flight Information, Stock Quotes and more—ALL from your mobile phone for FREE! You can ask virtually any question from trivia and homework help to history and unusual facts, and receive an answer...no links.

The service requires you to sign up and then call 1-888-EZ-ASKME (392-7563) or text message your question and the answer is sent directly to your cell phone within moments. There is a free trial that we tested out and after that answers are $.49 cents, but if you can make a wager vs. Mr. Know-It-All on your next question then it is surely worth it.

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Imagine a day when your notebook reminds you of meetings, plays MP3s and provides flight departure and gate information all while being powered down. No matter where you go, you can check for Wi-Fi connectivity, read the news, and plan your next move. You are informed, organized and prepared for anything.

We had the chance to check out PortalPlayers exterior LCD display, designed for Windows Vista machines, back at CES, and it now seems that they are making some headroom, striking deals with Asus and Acer notebooks. Windows SideShow displays data and pictures, and runs other useful mini-applications that cater to your lifestyle. Since Preface is so power-efficient, it can run for hundreds of hours without draining your notebook battery providing Always On access to your data and multimedia content. We were actually told that it can run for about 14 more hours after your laptop battery is dead!

Click more to learn what you get at your fingertips as well as an up close pic of the player on a laptop.

So what does it give you? Information at your fingertips. You can access your contacts, email, calendar, weather, images, music, movie times, alters, travel itineraries, addresses, games, and much more. This was very very cool; maybe one of the greatest inventions we saw at CES. We are happy to see PortalPlayer striking deals with more manufacturers. it has its own processor, LCD display, and controls (and depending on the setup wifi as well). It can be integrated into laptops, keyboards, remote controls, mice, and more.

Via [Gearlog]
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