Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 is now available on Nokia’s (News - Alert) mobile phones operating on the Series 40 platform, the software user interface that powers Nokia’s mobile devices.

 

The extension of the relationship between Nokia and Yahoo! will enable consumers worldwide to download and enjoy Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 on select Nokia devices including the Nokia 6103, Nokia 6131 and Nokia 5300 Xpress Music phones.

 

Both companies will also make Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 available for a wider range of devices and pre-load it onto millions of new Series 40 devices in the first half of this year.

 

Heikki Norta, senior vice president of Mobile Phones for Nokia, noted that the availability of Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 for Nokia's most popular mass-market devices will allow millions of consumers to unlock the power of their Nokia Series 40 devices.

 

Norta said in a statement that the availability of familiar Yahoo! services on a mobile platform simplifies the Internet experience for these customers, who may otherwise not explore the full potential of their Nokia Series 40 device.

 

The availability on these services on a mobile platform will allow more people to become part of the new generation of mobile Internet users, and to drive adoption of even more powerful devices in the future,” Norta said in Nokia’s announcement.

 

Marco Boerries, senior vice president of Connected Life, Yahoo!, added: “As part of our goal of putting the Internet in every consumer’s pocket, Yahoo! is excited to expand its successful, long running relationship with Nokia to bring our groundbreaking Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 service to consumers on their Nokia devices.”

 

Boerries continued: “Our innovative new service is designed to bring the Internet to the mobile phone and make it easy for the hundreds of millions of consumers with Nokia devices to stay connected to their community and the information that matters to them.”

 

Since April 2005, Nokia and Yahoo! have worked together to give consumers the optimal Internet experience on their mobile devices. Millions of Nokia mobile device owners are therefore able to easily use Yahoo!'s (News - Alert) innovative services to stay informed, entertained and in touch with their Internet community. 

 

Nokia and Yahoo! reportedly expanded their relationship several times, to include a wide range of Yahoo!'s services across the majority of Nokia's mobile devices.

 

The Nokia Series 40 platform is intuitive and easy-to use, and enables a broad range of applications and features, including messaging, browsing, music and video as well as personal information management.

 

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide.

 

Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.

 

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