Search on Mobile Device with Ask.com

Ask.com has launched a mobile search product at m.ask.com or mobile.ask.com. Ask Mobile is optimized for mobile devices and uses Skweezer throughout to improve readability and download speed on your mobile device.

 

Features include:

Web Search (Stores recent searches; Many smart answers enabled; Squeezer enabled; Zoom features (search refinements); 5 results per page

Web: Try “Eisenhower” or “Angel Island.” Note Recent Search and ability to Narrow or Expand queries.

Images: Try “polar bears” or “Jessica Alba.”

Directions (Driving Directions; Walking Directions; List View; Turn by turn view (nice when walking); Maps; Find nearby feature; Sent to phone via SMS

Directions: Try “94114 & 94607” Note ability to select List or Turn-by-Turn options, Satellite or Aerial views and Send to Phone.

Maps (Street Views; Aerial Views; Zoom in or out; Sent to phone via SMS; Find nearby feature; Images; 3 image results per page

Try “San Francisco” Note the unique ability to select Driving Direction, as well as Walking Directions, navigation features and option to send maps and directions to mobile devices.

Business Listings (Similar to maps and directions find nearby business feature)

Try “Starbucks & 10036” or “Chinese & 94114” Note autodial directly from listings, Street and Aerial views of maps with overlaid location pins for matching listings and Zoom and Navigation buttons.

Weather (Not full weather functionality but the most important; Type weather 10010 or your zip code into web search and you get a weather smart answer)

Try “10036”

Others (Bloglines link; Area Codes; Currency Conversion; Horoscope; Time Zones)

Bloglines: Quick access to the Mobile version of Bloglines, the world’s number one online RSS aggregator.
Area Codes: Try “Miami, Fla”
Currency Conversion: Try “100 EUR & RUB”
Horoscopes: Try “Leo”
Time Zones: Try “Monaco”

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