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GSMworld.com has an interesting story about a new mobile handset player coming to market, backed by a seriously big parent company. The vendor will be called INQ Mobile (check out their holding website here), and Hutchison is the parent company – so you can expect a seriously competent “connected” device (or devices!) from them…
On the back of the success with 3′s Skyephone (3 obviously being another subsidiary of Hutchison), you can expect that the “social” connectively will be in the form of integrated apps like Facebook, Instant Messengers, and VoIP (probably Skype).
Apparently, according to Reuters, the first HSPA phone will be coming in the UK and Australia for year-end, and then onwards to other operators next year. It is claimed there are four more phones coming next year with a sub-$200 price-tag. For those interested, Flextronics and Foxconn will be an device production duties.
This should be a cracker! Knowing 3′s marketing, expect something explosive when it does go on sale!
[Via: GSMworld.com]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
