Nokia and Yahoo Extend Mobile Pact

By Geoff Duncan Published November 29, 2006

Nokia and Yahoo Extend Mobile Pact

Leading mobile handset maker Nokia and Internet portal Yahoo have announced that they are extending their mobile Internet partnership to add email, messaging, calendaring, and other capabilities to Nokia’s new 6300, 5300 XpressMusic, 5200, and, eventually, to a range of Nokia’s Series 40 devices. Financial terms of the arrangement were not disclosed.

“Since the Series 40 platform was introduced in 2002, Nokia has sold more than 400 million mobile phones which operate using the platform,” says Kai Oistamo, Nokia’s Executive VP and General Manager for Mobile Phones. “In addition to the millions of users who can add Yahoo services to their S60 smartphone, today’s announcement empowers tens of millions of people with the ability to enjoy their favorite Yahoo! services on an even broader range of Nokia devices.”

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Yahoo offerings for Series 40 devices will include Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger, and Yahoo Personal Information Management, which includes contacts, calendar items, and tasks, all of which can be synchronized between a mobile device and PC.

Nokia and Yahoo have been working together for the last year to offer Internet services to mobile phone users—including Search features—although the deal isn’t quite exclusive: in September, Nokia pacted with Microsoft to add Windows Live Search to Nokia’s S60 devices.

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