AMD joins MeeGo, cuddles up to Nokia and Intel

AMD has stunned mobile world, announcing it will be working alongside rivals Intel on MeeGo ? the Linux open source project that's headed up by Nokia.MeeGo wasinitiated by Nokia and Intel and is mesh of Intel's Moblin (mobile Linux) operating system and Nokia's Maemo software platform.It seems while Intel will be bringing CPUs to the MeeGo party, AMD is looking to offer up its upcoming APUs - so-called Accelerated Processing Units that combine the traditional functions of CPUsandgraphics processing in the same chip.Expanded opportunitiesIn a statement, Ben Bar-Haim, corporate vice president of software development at AMD, said: "MeeGo represents an exciting, open-source mobile operating system we expect to be adopted by mobile and embedded device makers over time."We are glad to provide engineering resources to joint industry efforts like MeeGo and expect that this operating system will help drive our embedded plans and create expanded market opportunities for our forthcoming Accelerated Processing Units."In a way the move makes a lot of sense for AMD. AMD is a gold level member of The Linux Foundation, so it seems fit that it makes a contribution to the MeeGo Project.Considering Intel has a big part to play in MeeGo, though, it is great to see two rivals working together in the name of open source.Via RecombuRelated StoriesUpdated: Android 3.0 and Android 2.3 rumours: what you need to knowVirgin Mobile HTC Desire Android 2.2 update arrivesAndroid 2.3: what you need to knowWindows Phone 7 takes SD cards, never gives them backGoogle boss teases Nexus S handset, confirms Android 2.3technology