Intel and Nokia working on mobile OS

Posted on Monday, May 18 2009 @ 4:00 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Intel and Nokia are jointly developing oFono, an open source project for the creation of a new operating system for mobile devices.

The move will allow the companies to align their hardware solutions with software features, something that is likely to enable Intel to actually enter the market of mobile devices and reinforce positions of Nokia. What is even more important, the oFono system should enable applications originally developed not for oFono to work on the system.

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