Feb 11
What Will Intel and Nokia Launch at MWC?
Posted in: intel, mwc, nokia, Today's Chili
The Mobile World Congress show next week just got more interesting. Intel and Nokia announced they’re throwing a joint press conference on Monday morning about their “partnership to help shape and drive the future of mobile computing.”
We’ll be there, but I have to say, I’m baffled as to what the two companies could be working on. Intel’s Atom chips power Nokia’s Booklet 3G netbook, but Intel’s chipsets have, by and large, been too hot and power-hungry for the mobile phones that fill most of Nokia’s product line.
It’s possible that the two companies are working on some sort of tablet or handheld device using Intel’s Moorestown chipset, which we saw in the LG GW990 phone at CES. The GW990 is almost comically thick, but the chip may find a better home in a 5 or 7-inch tablet – perhaps something looking more like the Dell Mini 5.
We’ll have to see on Monday. Check back at pcmag.com for the news.
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