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]