Nokia Search Application Adds Google Results

• Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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• Author: pradhana
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• Filed under: Google, Nokia

Nokia announced an agreement with Google to integrate the web services giant's search engine with its Nokia Search application. Launching in select markets via the Nokia N96, Nokia N78, Nokia 6210 Navigator and Nokia 6220 classic devices, Google search will eventually be extended to all Nokia handset models, spanning over 100 global markets and more than 40 languages.

The Nokia Search service promises direct access to content and local information from the handset's active screen, engaging maps, messaging and browser applications in one click.

Google search services were previously available on Nokia Internet tablets -- last year, Nokia's N95 8GB became the first mobile device to fully support Google-owned user-generated video site YouTube.

"Adding Google to Nokia Search provides mobile users with a fast, relevant and comprehensive search experience that will be familiar to the people who use Google to search the web from their desktop," said Google VP of engineering and products for mobile Vic Gundotra in a prepared statement.

"Google search combined with the high quality applications on Nokia devices help make information available to Nokia device users wherever they are and provide an excellent overall experience," he added.

The collaboration announced today builds on previous cooperation between Nokia and Google. Google search has previously been available on Nokia Internet tablets, and last year the Nokia N95 8GB became the first mobile device to fully support YouTube, the video-sharing platform owned by Google.

Nokia Search is available on more than 40 Nokia devices in over 40 languages and in more than 100 countries. For the latest list of compatible Nokia devices, please visit http://www.mobilesearch.nokia.com/. [FierceWireless]

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