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Motorola to put Google on phone

Mon, 09 Jan 2006

According to Reuters, Motorola and Google will close a three-year collaboration contract.

The two companies said, "This year the world's second biggest cell phone maker will start letting customers bring up a Google search engine at the touch of a button on some mobile phones."

Motorola said in a statement it will integrate a Google icon on to certain internet-optimised handsets and are expected to be ready before the end of the first quarter.

Marco Boerries, senior vice president of Yahoo's Connected Life division, said, "Motorola is also working with Yahoo! to bring Yahoo Go Mobile to its cell phones as well."

Financial terms were not disclosed, and Motorola spokeswoman Una Kent said she could not give any specifics on which model phones or which operating systems the button will be built into.

Scott Durchslag, vice president and general manager of Global xProducts for Motorola's mobile device business, said, "Many of our customers have been asking for mobile devices integrated with their consumer’s favourite online search services.

"Our relationship with Google provides an opportunity for us to offer a high quality mobile search experience one familiar to and loved by millions of users across the globe."

Motorola still haven’t released the expected retail price of the handsets.
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