Intel, Nokia to Jointly Develop ‘Smart’ Phones

Intel Corp. and Nokia Corp. will jointly develop “smart” phones that run on the Symbian operating system, the two tech giants said, unveiling their first major cooperative effort in cellphones.

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel, the world’s biggest chip maker, is seeking a major foothold in the cellphone market, and the deal with Finnish firm Nokia, the world’s largest mobile-phone maker, could put pressure on top makers of mobile-phone chips such as Texas Instruments Inc. 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 cellphones, enabling mobile-phone manufacturers to create new handsets more quickly for multimedia wireless networks.