[IP] Google & Yahoo go wireless
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[Note: This item comes from reader Jock Gill. DLH]
From: Jock Gill <jg45@xxxxxxx>
Date: November 7, 2005 8:40:09 AM PST
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Subject: Google & Yahoo go wireless
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1882694,00.asp?
kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Yahoo, Google to Launch Wireless Services
By Reuters
November 7, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. are set to roll out
new wireless services, taking advantage of advanced networks and
cellphones to provide features similar to those available on
computers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Yahoo soon will introduce a cellphone it will sell through a
partnership with SBC Communications, according to SBC executives.
The phone will take Yahoo a step closer to linking music, photos
and email with consumers' existing online accounts, address books
and preferences, the paper said.
Google is tailoring some Internet services for use on wireless
devices. Starting Monday, consumers using some types of cellphones
will be able to access satellite maps wirelessly as they can on the
Google Maps service, the paper said.
The moves will mark a further step in the evolution of cellphones
from communications devices to minicomputers that can be used for
email, Web browsing, music downloading and even watching TV, in
addition to calls. Handset manufacturers have already started to
produce single devices that combine cellphones, Web surfing,
wireless email and MP3 players.
SBC and Yahoo have had a partnership since 2001 and have steadily
expanded it beyond traditional telecom and online services to merge
video, wireless and phone services. SBC executives said the SBC-
Yahoo phone, which will be manufactured by Nokia, is expected to be
available as soon as early next year and will cost $200 to $300.
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