Intel is working with LG to create a new line of smartphone-like internet devices based on the chip maker's next generation mobile processor platform and operating system.
The upcoming line of products will be based on Intel's 'Moorestown' platform that consumes up to ten percent lower idle power compared to current Atom based processors, said Intel. Moorestown will be the successor to the current Atom-processor based platform that is widely available in many netbooks. Moorestown is scheduled to be available in 2010 though it is increasingly likely that the first products based on it will appear later this year.
The LG device will be one of the first designs to market based on the new platform, said Intel.
The new devices will also feature Moblin, a new Linux-based open source operating system that is being developed exclusively for netbooks.
LG also makes mobile internet devices and netbooks based around Intel's Atom processors. The first Atom-based netbook from LG was released in late 2008. LG also said it will extend its current relationship with Ericsson to add 3G network capability to the new device it is working on.
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