Today Intel Corp. and Nokia Corp. publicly announce a partnership to “define a new mobile platform beyond today’s smartphones, notebooks and netbooks, enabling the development of a variety of innovative hardware, software and mobile Internet services.”

While details are still in the works the two companies have said the new devices “will marry the best features and capabilities of the computing and communications worlds and will transform the user experience, bringing incredible mobile applications and always on, always connected wireless Internet access in a user-friendly pocketable form factor.”

The plans are to include open source mobile Linux projects along with an Intel acquisition of Nokia’s HSPA/3G modem IP license.

Source: Sacramento Business Journal

Apple announced the iPhone 3G S at it’s World Wide Developers Conference Monday in San Francisco, the fastest most powerful iPhone yet. Upgrades in the new iPhone include video recording, 3-megapixel still camera, Voice Control, faster processing speeds, up to 32GB of storage, and more.

New video recording capabilities allow you to shoot and edit video and then upload directly to YouTube all from your iPhone 3G S.

The 3-megapixel camera includes auto-focus functionality that lets you focus in on a certain area by simply tapping the screen.

Voice Control, iPhone’s new voice recognition software, allows you to audibly request names from your contacts list or songs from your iPod.

Applications load up to 2x faster with the new processing power of the iPhone 3G S, along with improved 3D graphics to enhance the iPhone gaming experience.

Prices for the iPhone 3G S will range from $199 to $299 for 16GB and 32GB versions. Also the original iPhone 3G will still be available with 8GB of storage for just $99. Apple’s aggressive pricing strategy is undoubtedly in response to the release of the new $199 8GB Palm Pre, which has been dubbed an ‘iPhone killer’.

Other notable features of the iPhone 3GS include a built-in digital compass, cut, copy & paste capabilities, a landscape keyboard, and multimedia text messaging.

The iPhone 3G S will be available in stores on June 19th, 2009.