Nokia and Microsoft collaborate on Mobile Search — MobileMonday Global: Industry News

^{Nokia embeds Live Search services into its Mobile Search Platform} Nokia and Microsoft collaborate on Mobile Search

21 Sep 2006 at 19:51 GMT Timo Poropudas

Nokia today announced that it has reached an agreement with Microsoft to integrate Live Search capabilities into its Mobile Search platform, thus enabling consumers’ access to Live Search directly from their Nokia Nseries multimedia computers and other compatible Nokia S60 devices.

Previously Nokia has had extensive cooperation with Yahoo and several local directory companies as a part of its Mobile Search solution.

Live Search will provide advanced web search results in 14 languages to enable on-the-go access to the information and content consumers want most.

Microsoft will provide advanced search results for web search, as well as quick and easy access to information such as stock quotes, movie times, and common facts via Encarta Instant Answers

The Mobile Search experience from Nokia allows users to find search results more quickly than by using the browser and finding the web page of an Internet search provider, since in many cases search will be accessible directly from the menu screen.

“Adding the advanced searching capabilities of Microsoft’s Live Search to our Mobile Search platform provides our customers with unique and powerful new ways to search the Internet on their multimedia computers and many other compatible Nokia mobile devices,” commented Ralph Eric Kunz, vice president, Multimedia Experiences.

The Mobile Search application is expected to be available in select markets in the standard sales packs of the Nokia N80 Internet Edition, Nokia N73, Nokia N93, Nokia N70, Nokia N71, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6680, and Nokia 6681, it is also offered as a free download for select Nokia S60 devices from www.nokia.com/mobilesearch.