The tool will be part of the Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0 application, which has itself only just been announced. Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0 allows users to access Yahoo Mail, Flickr and Yahoo News from their mobile handsets.

The oneSearch tool, reported by Web User yesterday, is a search engine specially optimised for mobile phones, and Yahoo is hoping that it will completely change the mobile search experience and appeal to users who have previously been wary of the mobile internet.

"Yahoo oneSearch changes the mobile search game by fundamentally improving the way consumers' access and use the internet on their mobile phones," said Marco Boerries at Yahoo.

"It delivers a mobile-optimized search experience that understands what consumers are looking for and presents answers directly in the results - not just a list of web links to PC sites," he continued.

The Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0 beta is available for download now. It is compatible with more than 70 mobile handsets.

Yahoo has teamed up with a number of handset manufacturers including Motorola. Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0 will be pre-loaded on selected new mobiles from Motorola, some of which were announced yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

“Consumers crave cool experiences on the coolest devices and the desire for seamless connectivity has never been stronger,” said Scott Durchslag of Motorola.

“Integrating services like Yahoo! Go 2.0 with Motorola devices enables consumers to stay connected with the people, places and information they want, whenever they want it.”

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