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The rumor was true.  An announcement came today about a new partnership between cell phone manufacturer Nokia and chipset manufacturer Intel.  Both are major players in their respective fields.  Together, they hope to create new products that will revolutionize the mobile communication world. 

Whenever two different companies team up to produce a new, innovative product; the consumer comes out the winner.  Personally, I can’t imagine Intel and Nokia producing anything groundbreaking, but they could improve upon existing technologies.

A main goal of the two companies will be to “define a new mobile platform beyond today’s smartphones, notebooks and netbooks.”  Of course, that is left up to interpretation as no specific details of future projects has been released.  A main concept that will be present in their product will emphasize always being connected to the web, many mobile applications, as well as a pocket-size form factor with a powerful processor.  As of now, they have plans to create Linux running software, and Intel will get a license to use Nokia’s HSPA/3G technology. 

An optimistic Anand Chandrasekher, Intel Corporation senior vice president and general manager, Ultra Mobility Group, had this to say about the new partnership:

“This Intel and Nokia collaboration unites and focuses many of the brightest computing and communications minds in the world, and will ultimately deliver open and standards-based technologies, which history shows drive rapid innovation, adoption and consumer choice. With the convergence of the Internet and mobility as the team’s only barrier, I can only imagine the innovation that will come out of our unique relationship with Nokia. The possibilities are endless.”

It will be interesting two see what these two powerful companies can come up with.  Hopefully, we hear a product announcement in the coming weeks and months. 

Read [Intel & Nokia Press Release]