Intel and Nokia are now strategic partners.

Intel and Nokia, the obvious leaders each in their field, have announced the start of a long-term strategic partnership. Together, the grants are planning to develop a completely new type of devices that should replace the usual smartphones, laptops and other MIDs.



In technical terms, the mysterious new devices will work on the logic of Intel. For the software part will be responsible platform Moblin and Maemo (they are based on the Linux kernel). But they are not going to be limited to iron companies, planning to develop applications and related services.



The cooperation agreement extends to support standards. Those. Companies will not conflict in this field, but they will support the same standards, in particular open technologies. Among them are already highlighted oFono, ConnMan, Mozilla, X.Org, BlueZ, etc.

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Speaking of the agreement reached, both parties do not hide their satisfaction. So, Intel vice president and general manager of Ultra Mobility Group Anand Chandrasekher said that the cooperation of companies such as Intel and Nokia will provide both of them with a lot of new revenue opportunities. And even allow you to create a new era of mobile and computer technology. No wonder - as a result of the agreement, Intel will gain access to the mobile phone market, estimated at billions of dollars, for the first time.



via cnews