Intel and Nokia announce partnership

23 June 2009 16:30 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Intel and Nokia have announced that they are to pair up to create a new range of chips designed for mobile devices that moves "beyond today’s smartphones, notebooks and netbooks".

The move, say the two industry giants, will enable the development of a variety of innovative hardware, software and mobile internet services in the years to come.

Nokia's device head Kai Öistämö hopes that the new partnership will allow the companies to "explore new ideas in designs, materials and displays that will go far beyond devices and services on the market today", however refused to be drawn on when consumers would likely see fruits of the partnership.

The deal, in which financial terms haven't been disclosed, will see the two companies sharing technologies to achieve a single goal.

"Taking advantage of each company’s expertise as leaders in their respective fields, these future standards-based devices will marry the best features and capabilities of the computing and communications worlds and will transform the user experience, bringing incredible mobile applications and always on, always connected wireless Internet access in a user-friendly pocketable form factor", the two companies said in a joint statement.

The Intel and Nokia effort includes collaboration in several open source mobile Linux software projects.

Intel will also acquire a Nokia HSPA/3G modem IP license for use in future products.

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