Intel Corp. has struggled to bring down the power consumption of its chips so that they can be used in phones without draining the battery in a matter of hours. Meanwhile, phone-style chips from other manufacturers are starting to encroach on Intel's PC chips, by becoming the chips of choice for tablet computers.
Lenovo Group Ltd. will be first out the gate, with a smartphone called K800 for the Chinese market in the second quarter.
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. CEO Sanjay Jha says it will have Intel-powered phones in testing this summer and ready for consumer hands a few months later.
