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Omio.com is reporting that 3UK have picked the INQ Mini 3G for release – arriving early October.
As you might remember, the Mini 3G is one of a duo of devices that are following up the INQ1 – both are rocking some serious social networking connectivity, with more native apps than you can throw a bluetooth headset at!
The INQ Mini 3G is a slimline Social Mobile that offers Twitter, Facebook, IM, Skype and standard ‘IMAP’ email services like Hotmail. It brings the usability that INQ is known for to a new form factor. Like the INQ Chat, the INQ Mini 3G offers impressive capability at a fraction of the price of other application-rich devices.
- Active address book is presence-enabled showing live status from all your contacts, letting you chose how to contact them
- Built-in plug and play HSDPA modem to give your PC wireless broadband access
- 2.2” QVGA TFT landscape display
- 2.0 megapixel camera
- 100Mb user memory (expandable to 8GB)
- Brew 4.0 and Java MIDP 2.0 for application development multitasking supported by dedicated Switcher hard key
Both phones have plug and play HSDPA modems enabling high-speed wireless broadband on PCs and Macs.
So what do the tariffs look like? Well on contract you can get the device free on the £15/month Internet Texter plan, or even better, you can grab the device for a fairly amazing £59.99 on Prepay! Both contract and prepay deals get free Skype-to-Skype calls and free Windows Live Messenger access.
The Mini 3G also has changeable covers, which are obviously one of the most important features of a mobile phone – I know I won’t buy a device if I can’t swap the back panel at will … ahem …
[Via: Omio.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.
