Leading mobile phone maker Nokia said Wednesday it would bring Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Live suite of Web services, like e-mail and instant messaging, to many of its cell phones.
Microsoft, Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. are competing for valuable real estate on a handset's main screen, so users can gain access to their online services without the extra step of going through the phone's Web browser.
Microsoft's services will integrate with Nokia's existing programs allowing users to sync their Windows Live contacts list with the phone's address book or send and receive Hotmail e-mails within Nokia's messaging application.
Owners of Nokia's multimedia phones will be able to download a suite of Windows Live services that include e-mail, instant messenger, contacts list and a blogging and picture sharing site.
