With the New Mobile Search Application, Search on the Go is Easier Than
Ever

    ESPOO, Finland, August 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia today introduced
a pioneering mobile search software solution that provides users with easy
and fast access to leading search engines directly from their Nokia handset.
The search application is a simple, convenient, and fast way for Nokia
smartphone users to find and connect to any website as well as local search
engines, whenever, wherever. The current service and content providers
incorporated in the search application include Eniro, Fonecta, Medio Systems,
Yahoo!, Yell.com, as well as digital map solution provider AtlasCT and
digital map data provider NAVTEQ.
    "Introducing the search application together with the leading search
engine providers brings one of the world's most popular online activities -
online search - to the fingertips of Nokia handset users," said Harry
Santamaki, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Multimedia,
Nokia. "With this extremely straightforward and easy to use application,
users can now expand the use of online search services beyond their desktops.
Furthermore, what better than to be able to connect directly and immediately
to the business or service you were looking for. The search application is
truly the next best thing to having all of the world's directories printed
inside the mobile phone!"
    The mobile search application is currently being piloted in the UK,
Finland and Sweden. The application will be distributed in the standard sales
packs of the Nokia 6680, Nokia 6681 and Nokia 6630 smartphones. Existing
owners of these devices can download the search application for free from the
Nokia website at http://www.nokia.com/mobilesearch.
    With the search engines integrated and easily accessible in just one
application, users of Nokia smartphones can search for anything on the web*,
including websites, images, news and weather information, as well as mobile
content, such as ring tones, games and wallpapers. Once something relevant,
such as a website is found, the user can then immediately connect to see that
site. In addition to Yahoo! Search services, users in the UK, Finland and
Sweden also have access to local business and service information providers,
namely Yell.com in the UK, Eniro and Fonecta in Finland, and Eniro in Sweden.
UK users will also be able to conduct content-based searches via Medio
Systems.
    The local search engines enable searching for local services or
businesses - anything from restaurants and hotels to taxi numbers or flower
shops. Results of local searches display the relevant contact data, and the
user can instantly, with the push of a button, call the given telephone
number or save it to contacts. Moreover, with integrated mapping solutions
from http://www.ABmaps.com portal by AtlasCT and digital map data from NAVTEQ, the
results can be shown on a map, aiding users on the go to locate their
destination. Users can also save and, for example, send the map as MMS to a
friend.
    When traveling between countries, the search application automatically
offers to change to available local search engines. Users can also change the
location setting manually, enabling a user to find the contact details, for
example, of a hotel in another country in order to make a reservation for a
future visit.
    * To check the cost of data transfer services, contact your network
operator or service provider.
    For more information about the mobile Search application and the
incorporated search engines, please see http://www.nokia.com/mobilesearch.
    About Nokia
    Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and
sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to
each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and
innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging,
games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services
for network operators and corporations.
    http://www.nokia.com

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