June 14, 2012 - 13:51 AMT
Nokia buys technology digital imaging company Scalado

Nokia is buying technology that it feels will help make the best cameras in smartphones going forward. Nokia will acquire developers, intellectual property, and technologies from digital imaging company Scalado, SlashGear reports.

The deal is expected to go through during the third quarter of this year, although the terms of the sale weren’t disclosed.

Other than that, the press release doesn’t go into too much detail. Nokia notes that the Lund location will become “a key site” for imaging technology in addition to two Finnish locales, Espoo and Tampere. Jo Harlow, executive vice president for Smart Device at Nokia, says: “This transaction would enable us to combine our leadership in camera devices with their expertise in imaging.”

The first thought for the acquisition goes to including PureView technology in future Windows Phones, something that Nokia has alluded to in the past.