Google added to Nokia Search app

It’s been a long time coming, but Nokia has finally given in and added Google to Nokia Search.

Google joins Yahoo! and Microsoft Live in the app’s list of search options.  Nokia plan to roll out the changes in the Nokia N96, N78, 6210 Navigator, and 6220 phones initially although there are plans to release firmware updates to some older handsets later in the year.

Although this is undeniably great news (personally, I never use Nokia Search for precisely this reason) you have to wonder – why now?  Could Nokia be trying to prepare for the release of Google’s Android by which presumably will tightly integrate with its parent company’s search engine?

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