Nokia puts Yahoo Internet search software on new phones

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Nokia took a step toward online mobility announcing a new line of "smart phones" with Yahoo Internet search software already installed. California-based Yahoo would provide "state-of-the-art web and image search results" in more than 10 languages on an array of Nokia Nseries and S60 "multi-media computers" under the terms of a global distribution pact. "Nokia is extremely focused on providing the multimedia computer user the easiest route to explore the Internet and find what they need while they are on the go, such as images, facts, restaurants and addresses," Nokia vice president Ralph Eric Kunz said in a release. The combination of Yahoo's search expertise and the Finnish mobile telephone maker's savvy resulted in Nokia Mobile Search being "unrivaled" in the industry, Kunz claimed. Nokia and Yahoo have worked together since April of 2005 to mesh Internet services with mobile devices. "Yahoo is excited to continue our deep partnership with Nokia," said Christian Lindholm, Yahoo vice president of global mobile products. "Working with Nokia allows us to deliver a compelling mobile search solution directly to the millions of consumers wanting to use their mobile device to search for and find the information thats important to them." --AFP

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