Sprint to use Microsoft Search on its cell phones - starting today

Daisuke Wakabayashi from Reuters reported that  Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. will place Microsoft Corp's search engine on its cell phones, marking the software maker's most significant step to gain a U.S. foothold in the budding mobile Internet search market.

Starting today, customers of the third-largest U.S. carrier will find Microsoft's Windows Live search bar at the top of Sprint's menu page when they access the Web.

The search engine can look for news, sports scores and ring tones within the carrier's own cell phone portal or search outside of Sprint's network for local information such as nearby restaurants or movie theaters.

You can read Daisuke's article here