AT&T Motorola Backflip To Include Yahoo! As Default Search Engine

March 4, 2010 by admin · View Comments
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AT&T’s first Android powered handset, the Motorola Backflip, will use Yahoo! as its default search engine.

According to a report by BusinessWeek, the Motorola Backflip will feature Yahoo! as the default search engine, although users will be able to manually change the provider to Google if they wish. The Backflip will be the first Android handset to not feature Google as the default search engine.

Source: Talk Android

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Motorola announces Baidu search alternative to Google Android phones in China

January 26, 2010 by admin · View Comments
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China and Google’s relationship has been on the ropes since Google uncovered a Chinese hacking initiative that sought emails of Chinese dissidents, and it seems Motorola is expecting the worst. Motorola has announced that it will offer the Baidu search engine as an alternative to the default Google search engine on Android-powered Motorola smartphones in China. Baidu is China’s largest search engine, and Google’s top rival in the Chinese market. The move will give Motorola a viable search alternative for its Android phones, should Google decide to completely pull out of the China.

Read the full story on Into Mobile

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