The Japanese company NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.TO), Japan's largest cellular operator by subscriber numbers, Today said it will work with Internet search giant Google Inc. (GOOG:
google inc Last: 573.32+24.70+4.50%10:39am 01/24/2008 Delayed quote data GOOG 573.32, +24.70, +4.5%) to provide applications and services for DoCoMo mobile phones.
The companies said they will make Google the default search on DoCoMo phones and offer mobile versions of Google's map, e-mail and YouTube services. DoCoMo said also that it is considering offering phones based on Android, a mobile platform being developed by Google.
Google's lucrative advertising network has long powered its profits in the U.S., but the company is a relative latecomer to the Japanese Internet scene, which - apart from the search segment - is largely dominated by Yahoo Japan Corp. Expect DoCoMo stocks to jump on further speculation of this merger.
google inc Last: 573.32+24.70+4.50%10:39am 01/24/2008 Delayed quote data GOOG 573.32, +24.70, +4.5%) to provide applications and services for DoCoMo mobile phones.
The companies said they will make Google the default search on DoCoMo phones and offer mobile versions of Google's map, e-mail and YouTube services. DoCoMo said also that it is considering offering phones based on Android, a mobile platform being developed by Google.
Google's lucrative advertising network has long powered its profits in the U.S., but the company is a relative latecomer to the Japanese Internet scene, which - apart from the search segment - is largely dominated by Yahoo Japan Corp. Expect DoCoMo stocks to jump on further speculation of this merger.
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