Prior to the announcement of Yahoo Search integration, Nokia and Yahoo! today extended their partnership to offer Yahoo! branded services including Yahoo! Mail and Messenger on Nokia's wide range of mobile phones operating on the Series 40 platform.

Yahoo! services will initially be available on the newly announced Nokia 6300, the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic and the Nokia 5200. Moving forward these services and the ability to synchronise Yahoo! contacts, tasks and calendar on the PC and phone will be added to an even wider range of Nokia's Series 40 devices.

Yahoo! is focused on extending key consumer services beyond the browser, providing an integrated Web-to-Mobile experience and helping consumers make the most of their mobile devices. Yahoo! launched its first mobile service in 1999 and continues to improve and innovate on its offerings for mobile consumers.  The company works closely with the major mobile carriers and device manufactures to deliver these services to the widest possible audience.

Yahoo! services for Nokia Series 40 mobile phones include: 

Yahoo! Mail

• Have your familiar Yahoo mail on your Nokia device 
• Easily manage messages through the phone's messaging inbox 
• Store new messages locally on the device to allow for offline access

Yahoo! Messenger

• Send and receive messages and use emoticons on a mobile device just like on PC
• Set presence information to show your friends and family when you are available to chat, and view presence information to know when they are online too