Yahoo gets Android handset in Japan, renews hope for long-awaited AltaVista phone
Mobile operating systems, it seems, make strange bedfellows, so perhaps it’s not a major surprise that Yahoo, a top traffic presence in Japan, is getting its own Android handset in that country. The search engine is lending its name to a version of Sharp’s AQUOS 009SH. The Gingerbread handset is preloaded with Yahoo Home, Auctions, and various other Y-branded goodies. The phone’s SoftBank contract also comes with a free two-year premium membership to Yahoo Japan and some bonus points for Yahoo Shopping purchases. The Yahoo Phone will be hitting Japan next month. Yahoo gets Android handset in Japan, renews hope for long-awaited AltaVista phone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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