SKorea's LG to install Google on millions of phones

location based services

SEOUL (AFP) -
South Korea' name=c1> SEARCHNews News Photos Images Web' name=c3> South Korea's LG Electronics said Wednesday it has reached a deal with the world's leading search engine Google to pre-install its services on millions of mobile phones.
Mobile users worldwide will be able easily to search for information, find locations, update blogs and manage e-mail while on the move, LG said in a statement.
"LG's mobile devices, combined with Google, will provide consumers with easy access to their favourite Internet services even without a PC, and make it easy for them to stay connected while in motion," Paul Bae, vice president of product planning at LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company, said.
Selected LG handsets, pre-installed with Google products and services, will be shipped globally in the second quarter. They will offer one-click access to Google's search engine as well as Google maps, Gmail and Blogger Mobile.
Samsung Electronics in January signed a similar pact with Google