Just as Intel Corp (INTC) has a dominant position in the microprocessor market for computers, ARM Holdings (ARMH) has the most widely used technology in cell phones and other mobile devices. Intel’s desire to go beyond its home ground may be traced to the maturing state of the enterprise type PC market and the much stronger growth rates in cell phones and mobile internet devices.

The higher demand has been driven by a sea change in technologies driving consumer electronics products that have virtually created demand for a completely new species. Consumers now want greater functionality, connectivity, portability, lower power consumption, smaller sizes and all this at a much lower cost.   What Intel wants to achieve requires a paradigm shift. In the PC market it enjoys a special position at system integrators that have for long kept Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at bay. Being the financially stronger

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Intel (INTC) and Nokia (NOK) have joined hands to tap the smart phone and MID market. Nokia will use the Atom processor in its smart phones and mobile Internet devices going forward, even as Intel licenses Nokia's 3G HSPA modem technology.

The two companies have used open source software from Linux to develop their respective mobile platforms. The strategic relationship is expected to enable Intel's Moblin (currently in beta stage) and Nokia's Maemo to incorporate several open source applications, such as oFono, ConnMan, Mozilla, X.Org, BlueZ, D-BUS, Tracker, GStreamer and PulseAudio through some co-coordinated effort. The association will also enhance device functionality for both in terms of Internet connectivity, wireless communication, superior graphics and comprehensive multimedia capabilities.

Nokia currently holds about 40% share of the mobile phone market and a 34% market share in smart phones. The partnership should, therefore, be of great strategic

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MOORESTOWN, NJ -- May 22 2009 -- Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC, and Arizona Public Service Co. today announced they signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), a precondition to Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) involvement to design and build the 290-megawatt Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant that will bring more utility-scale renewable energy to Arizona.