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Nokia, Intel merge platforms

Barcelona - Cellular technology giant Nokia and processor manufacturer Intel have announced a new mobile technology platform. Called MeeGo, it combines Intel's Moblin operating system with Nokia's Maemo.

The announcement was made at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday.

A statement released by the companies said MeeGo is "a Linux-based software platform that will support multiple hardware architectures across the broadest range of device segments, including pocketable mobile computers, netbooks, tablets, mediaphones, connected TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems".

In 2009, Nokia and Intel announced a partnership for the co-development of mobile solutions. MeeGo is the first product of this partnership.

"Our vision for seamlessly communicating between computing devices from the home, auto, office or your pocket is taking a big step forward today with the introduction of MeeGo," said Intel CEO and president Paul Otellini.

"This is a foundational step in our evolving relationship with Nokia. The merging of these two important assets into an open source platform is critical towards providing a terrific experience across a variety of devices."

Said executive vice-president of Nokia, Kai Öistämö: "We believe this offers something really compelling for consumers, operators, developers, hardware manufacturers and software vendors."

He added that MeeGo was designed for pervasive internet connectivity so that users could be connected, no matter where they are.

"We are developing a platform that looks beyond today's smartphones and mobile computers," he said.

The duo expect the first MeeGo-powered devices to become available later this year.

- Fin24.com

The writer is attending the Mobile World Congress as a guest of Ericsson.

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