Yahoo Go! hits 3.0

Darius Chang | Jun 17, 2008

Since the attempted buyout by Microsoft, many have questioned if Yahoo is still relevant in today's tech scene. After all, with Google dominating the Internet search and social-networking Web sites gaining a huge following, Yahoo's track record so far has been less than stellar.

Yahoo Go! 3.0 was announced today and forms the foundation of the Sunnyvale company's renewed focus on its mobile strategy. For those who have never tried the application, Yahoo Go! is essentially a single program which sits on almost any mobile phone and allows you to access your mail and messenger accounts along with other news services.

Now in its third iteration, Yahoo Go! user can look forward to the new MTV Asia widget which provides the latest in music videos. Yahoo oneSearch is now voice-enabled for search strings, as long as you have a BlackBerry (Pearl, Curve or 8800 series) and reside in India or Singapore.

Finally, a new SMS email service will be launched in India. This application polls email data and sends it to your mobile phone as an SMS. It also allows you to reply via the same method without having to search for a PC.

You can download your localized versions of Yahoo Go! 3.0 here.

More CommunicAsia 2008 coverage here.

Filed under: Handhelds, Mobile Phones
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jhei says...
Oh. This is a major improvement on Yahoo Go's mobile software. They must have given up to numerous softwares offering free IM services. Oh well, this is it and we must be grateful. By the way, I thought Yahoo is now Microsoft-owned. Geeez! I must have missed out on the news.

Jun 21, 2008 09:56