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Intel and Nokia said Tuesday they will partner to create a new Intel chipset architecture targeted at mobile devices and develop products based on it.

“We want to create new capabilities and an industry that joins computing and mobile telephony,” said Anand Chandrasekher, senior vice president and general manager of the ultra mobility group at Intel.

Intel did not say when the new architecture or the new mobile devices based on it will be launched.

“We are just announcing a technology collaboration today and it is too early to talk about specific applications,” said Chandrasekher.

The partnership, however, fell short of speculation that suggested Nokia will use Intel’s Atom processor in its mobile phones.

Intel’s collaboration with Nokia is yet another attempt by the chip maker to break into the mobile phones market. Earlier this year, Intel said LG will use its Atom processors to create an upcoming line of mobile internet devices, a category that fuses smartphones and netbooks.  Intel’s Atom processor has become quite popular among netbook makers but the company hasn’t had similar success with the smartphone market.

The latest partnership with Nokia is an attempt to change that and bring a richer internet experience to smartphone users, says Intel.

“There is a lot of room for innovation that will redefine what mobile phones can do,” said Kai  Öistämö, executive vice president of Nokia. “We want to extend the computing power of these devices.”

Intel also said it will acquire a Nokia HSPA/3G modem IP license for use in future products. The license will help Intel offer chipsets for mobile devices in the future that incorporate Nokia’s modem technologies.

Intel and Nokia also plan to work together on the new Moblin operating system that is aimed at netbooks and other mobile communication devices.

Photo: Mobile Internet device with Intel Atom processor (Frank Gruber/Flickr)