14 DAY TRIAL // Wireless carrier T-Mobile USA has recently replaced the Yahoo search option for its users with Google search, following the ending of its exclusive search deal with Yahoo, a move that also puts an end to Yahoo's dominance on mobile search in the US. Two of the top four carriers in the country now offer Google search to their users, as T-Mobile has made the transition from Yahoo to Google during this week, a recent post on MocoNews states.
According to the news site, a Yahoo spokesperson already confirmed that T-Mobile is no longer working with them for search services, yet it seems that the carrier hasn't commented on the matter for the time being. Google will deliver search results for the web, and it appears T-Mobile will also work with search provider Medio Systems, which will return results for content, including ringtones and wallpapers, MocoNews notes.
T-Mobile has replaced the search engine on its portal, but that doesn't mean it will not work with Yahoo on other services. According to the Internet giant, the two companies will deliver other solutions to T-Mobile's users, including Yahoo! Mail, Messenger, News, Sports, Finance and Flickr. Moreover, Yahoo stated it would continue to work with T-Mobile in Europe, and that it also has over 80 carrier partnerships all around the world.
Interestingly enough, T-Mobile has replaced Yahoo search with Google at a time when other carriers do exactly the opposite, such as AT&T, which was recently reported to have replaced Google with Yahoo on an Android-based device it would launch on the market as soon as tomorrow, the Motorola Backflip. Not to mention that Verizon Wireless' Palm webOS users can choose from two search providers following a recent software update, namely Google and Bing. And most of you might already know that Microsoft and Yahoo have recently signed a deal through which Bing will power all Yahoo searches for several years.