Possible big news on the way later today. According to
Bloomberg, Intel's very own Mr. MID,
Anand Chandrasekher, will announce Nokia as a new customer of its mobile processors. This is important because Nokia is a long time friend of ARM and
Intel by its own admission can't currently compete with ARM when it comes to the ultra-low power consumption requirements of smartphones. So whatever Nokia's got cooking will presumably be running on Intel's upcoming Moorestown MID platform or its ultra-low power
Medfield silicon targeting mainstream smartphones in 2011. On the other hand, Nokia's CEO already
expressed interest in entering the laptop race with
Intel or the ARM-based Snapdragon rumored to be at the core. But if this announcement results in yet another Atom-based netbook, well, good luck with that Nokia.
[Via
IntoMobile]
Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops
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