Will Intel’s foray into the smartphone market finally be realized in the next year or so? After today’s announcement at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco of the chip maker’s new partnership with Google, we say yes and will be keenly looking forward to their new products.

The idea of Intel going into the smartphone scene came about ever since Intel’s Atom and SOC line started getting smaller and more powerful, but through this strategic partnership with Google, it looks like Android will be optimized to take advantage of the Intel architecture.

“Going forward, all future releases of Android will be optimized – you know, everywhere from the very low levels, at the kernel, and taking advantage of memory management and all the great features of these low-power IA architecture, all the way up to multimedia, 3D graphics, everything that’s part of the system on a chip today. Very excited to be here, and very excited about working closely with colleagues and engineers at Intel.” – Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President Mobile division, Google.

To find out more on what was discussed during the IDC keynote address, hit up the official Intel website here