Intel, Nokia Create Joint R&D Lab in Finland

Aug 22
2010

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Today in Oulu, Finland, Intel and Nokia launched the Joint Innovation Center, where the two companies will join forces to develop mobile technology focusing on user experience.

The latest branch of Intel’s European Research Network Intel Labs Europe, the lab–to be housed in the Center for Internet Excellence (seen on the right)–will employ about 24, and focus on the development of user interfaces for mobile devices.

According to the two companies, these new interfaces will use the MeeGo platform, another Intel/Nokia collaboration that joins Moblin Linux with Nokia’s Maemo. One of the first projects the lab will focus on are 3D interfaces and how virtual worlds can be used on mobile devices. “Our new joint laboratory with Intel draws on the Oulu research community’s 3-D interface expertise, and over time will lay down some important foundations for future mobile experiences,” said Rich Green, the senior vice president and chief technical officer of Nokia.

“The University of Oulu’s focus on future telecommunications solutions as well as electronics and photonics made it the perfect location for the Intel and Nokia Joint Innovation Center, ” said Justin Rattner, Intel’s chief technology officer and director of Intel Labs, in a statement.

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