While some companies take a blow because of the depression, others have big plans for 2009. Among them there’s Intel, with the news of the day: they’ll manufacture a smartphone! Wait a minute… didn’t they show a prototype last year, that should have been the original iPhone (Intel Phone)?

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The new smartphone will compete with the likes of the iPhone, Palm Pre and upcoming Android phones so it’ll have to be a great device. Also, the new handset should have an unbeatable price, a touchscreen and what we do know is that it’ll use a platform based on Linux software, called “Moblin 2”, that will reach the developers in March.

[via mobilewhack]

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