Nokia the agreement, Socket will take over Nokia's Bluetooth CompactFlash business and Nokia will recommend Socket products to its customers.

"By working with specialist companies like Socket, we can expand the market and get the technology effectively into more customers' hands, and thus improving global access and support to mobile phone customers," said Juha Reima, Nokia's vice president for its accessories product line.

He added that Nokia would continue to develop Bluetooth technology and use it in its own products.

As part of the agreement, Socket will license a variety of Bluetooth technologies from Nokia for its products.

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