Google has signed a deal with Sony for the Japanese company incorporate technology into their personal computers on Google's Chrome browser. It is the first agreement that Google signed with a PC manufacturer, but the company says it plans to have more similar agreements to promote the browser that launched last year.
Eitan Bencuya, Google spokeswoman declined to say what the Sony models that will bring the Chrome browser pre-installed or has entered into financial details.
Chrome is far behind in market share in the 'browser war' compared with Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
Internet Explorer is used by more than two thirds of Internet users, while Chrome is used by less than 3%, according to Net Applications. "The response from users to Google Chrome has been excellent, and we are exploring ways to make Chrome accessible to more people," he said from Google.
Nokia postpones its music service to U.S. Nokia has been postponed until next year launch its music service in the U.S., the largest music market in the world, Forbes magazine published on its website, quoting a spokesman for Nokia.
When Nokia, the largest mobile phone maker in the world, launched the service last October, said it would begin work in the U.S. in 2009. A Nokia spokeswoman told Reuters that the firm had not given any deadline for launching the service in the U.S..
"Actually we did not give a deadline for when the firm would launch in North America. Our priority is to create and deliver an optimal experience every time we launch this service in a market," he said. Nokia unveiled in October last year its music service "Comes with Music" in the UK, considered the toughest test market for new mobile services in Europe, where he received a weak host.
Until now, Nokia has launched the service in nine countries. "Comes With Music" offers unlimited music from the big record labels and several independents, and music can be kept after completion of the contract. The individual songs can be downloaded to a phone and a computer and are free, but the cost of music is reflected in the price of the phone or the monthly fee.
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