Nokia and Intel: Marriage Made in Heaven with a Linux love Child

by Truemorist | June 24, 2009 at 03:53 pm

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June 23, 2009 - Intel and Nokia have partnered go beyond the status quo to a new level of computing. The two technology companies have plans to revolutionize the mobile computing industry "to define a new mobile platform beyond today's smartphones, notebooks and netbooks."

Nokia and Intel have announced development for the Moblin and Maerno platforms. No plans were announced for Symbian, which has enjoyed a 50% portion of the smart phone market.

Both are Linux-based platforms: Moblin is supported by Intel and Maemo is used by Nokia in its Internet Tablets such as N810 (the only modern touch-screen devices that Nokia made until it finally launched its touch-screen 5800 Xpress Music phone in October 2008).

The effort also includes technology development and cooperation in several open source software initiatives in order to develop common technologies for use in the Moblin and Maemo platform projects, which will deliver Linux-based operating systems for these future mobile computing devices.