Report: Google, DoCoMo Working on Deal

December 28th, 2007

NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile carrier, is partnering with Google to offer search and e-mail on its handsets, according to news reports.DoCoMo subscribers could have access to Google’s search tool, Gmail e-mail service, Picasa photo-sharing software, and Google Calendar application early next year via DoCoMo’s i-Mode network, according to Reuters.

The report cited unnamed sources, and Google and DoCoMo could not immediately be reached for comment. However, according to Japan’s main business daily, The Nikkei, DoCoMo is hoping to establish a closer relationship with Google than its growing competitors.

Last month, DoCoMo joined the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 34 companies that have pledged to work with Google and its Android platform.

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