Google may add mobile search
From Times Staff and Wire Services
Google Inc., the world’s most popular search engine, is creating a service to let mobile phone users find and buy items such as ring tones, a person with knowledge of the project said.
Consumers will be able to obtain lists of companies that provide the content they want and links to where the products can be purchased, said the person, who asked to remain anonymous because the work is confidential.
Mountain View, Calif.-based Google and competitors such as Yahoo Inc. are adding mobile phone services including maps and calendars to bolster their offerings after handsets outsold personal computers by more than 4 to 1 last year, according to researcher Gartner Inc.
