When Cellphone Met Computer

There was some interesting news from Nokia and Intel last week that connects with my previous post on the “mobile device” of the future.

Nokia (about 40% of the mobile phone market) and Intel (about 80% of the microprocessor market for laptops and desktops), have teamed up to make new mobile computing device and chipset architectures. “It is about creating a new class of devices…” says a quote from Nokia.

Nokia’s “upward” progress on to increasingly powerful smartphones and  internet tablets is well known. And so is Intel’s “downward” foray into Atom chips that are in the growing market for netbooks today. What lies in between? And how will each class of device affect the market of the other?

Here is a quote from the press release;

“We will explore new ideas in designs, materials, and displays that will go far beyond devices and services on the market today. This collaboration will be compelling not only for our companies, but also for our industries, our partners and, of course, for consumers,” Kai Oistamo, executive VP for devices at Nokia, said in a statement.

Finally, some related newslinks;

 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10271192-64.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124576988211341997.html

http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/06/new-intelnokia-partnership-a-huge-win-for-mobile-linux.ars

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/17111

http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/processors/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218100891