Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) and Nokia announced that they will jointly develop smart phones that run on the Symbian operating system. Intel is keen for a major foothold in the cell phone market, and the deal with Nokia could put pressure on top makers of mobile phone chips such as Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics.
British mobile software firm Symbian said it would also work with Intel to develop a standard reference design for chips and software for third-generation cell phones, enabling mobile phone manufacturers to create new handsets more quickly for multi-media wireless networks.
