Intel showed off its smartphone reference design at CES 2012 and said that it will announce a smartphone partner soon and now the news has arrived. Intel has entered into a multi-year partnership with handset maker Motorola Mobility which will use Intel's Atom's chips in it's Android smartphones.The phones will be shipping later this year.Motorola will continue to use Qualcomm and TI chips in its phones.The partnership includes tablets as well so we might see Motorola tablets powered by Intel silicon in the future. The Intel Atom Z2460 processor is the Intel brings to the table and Motorola brings it hardware expertise. Google and Intel already have a tie up to run Android on those chips.The news about Intel Medfield devices coming in Q3 2011 is true after all. Press Release Motorola Mobility to Begin Shipping Intel®-Based Smartphone in 2H 2012 INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, Las Vegas, Jan. 10, 2012 - Intel Corporation and Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) announced that the two companies were entering into a multi-year, multi-device strategic relationship that includes smartphones which Motorola will begin shipping later this year using Intel® Atom™ processors and the Android* platform. The collaboration, which also covers tablets, will combine Intel's leadership in silicon processor technology .
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