Intel has been talking up its smartphone plans for ages but it’s finally shown an Intel Medfield prototype onstage and is promising Intel-based plans from “major players” later this year.
It also gave Nokia a subtle dig in the wake of the Finns leaving Meego behind to Windows Phone 7. Intel CEO Paul Otellini says: “[Nokia] was, in hindsight, perhaps the wrong partner to have picked.” That’s the understatement of the year so far but while Intel’s Nokia love affair has faltered, it’s got love for Android now…

