Intel and Nokia Announce “Long-Term Strategic Partnership” For An Open Mobile Computing Platform

Here are some notes from Intel's "breaking news" conference call with Anand Chandrasekher, Intel senior vice president and general manager, Ultra Mobility Group and Kai Öistämö, Executive Vice President, Devices, Nokia. Intel and Nokia have formed a long-term strategic partnership to create an open standard for a new mobile computing platform built upon Linux-based operating systems. Intel will acquire a Nokia HSPA/3G modem IP license for use in future products -- will complement Intel's Wi-Fi and WiMax offerings. So is it a new Nokia phone with an Intel chipset? Is it a new Nokia netbook? No. Not yet, at least. They're not ready to talk about products today. The two companies basically announced that they'll be teaming up to work on future mobile computing devices -- not quite as exciting as it seemed earlier today , at least not from a hardware/gadget angle.