Directory service Yell has reached an agreement with Samsung that makes its Yell.com local business search service available as a widget on a range of Samsung touch-screen devices. The agreement marks the first time a Yell.com search widget has been made available for a device manufacturers widget gallery.
The Yell.com search icon is now downloadable free from the Samsung Widget Gallery, and comes pre-installed on three of Samsungs full-touch-devices; the Samsung Jet (S800), Samsung Tocco Ultra (S8300) and Samsung Beat DJ (M7600). The widget will be pre-installed on further new devices in the coming months.
Samsung mobile users can personalise their device home screen with the Yell.com widget, allowing them to search for local services from Yell.coms database of more than 2 million UK businesses with a single touch. The Yell.com widget is the only UK classified local business directory search service available in the Samsung Widget Gallery.
Samsungs stylish touch screen handsets are an ideal platform for us, providing users with quick and easy access to Yell.coms free, detailed UK local business information, wherever they are, whenever they need it, says David Pearce, Yells Head of Mobile Services in the UK. This agreement signals significant expansion for Yell in the fast-moving mobile space. By working with a leading mobile handset manufacturer, we are widening the accessibility to our business information for a new audience.
Theres more information about Yell.coms mobile services here.