Dell and Google have agreed to the first in a series of deals to pre-install web and desktop search software on the PC maker’s computers, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said on Thursday.

Speaking at a Goldman Sachs conference in Las Vegas, Schmidt discussed details of a long-rumoured deal between the number one search engine and the number one PC maker, which is a strike against Google rival Microsoft. Under the deal, millions of Dell PCs will be loaded with the Google toolbar for web and PC search, along with a co-branded homepage, before they’re shipped to consumers.      More…..