3 (Hutchison) is set to launch an affordable networking phone that comes with Facebook, Skype, and Windows Live Messenger built-in.
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The phone is developed by INQ Mobile and was developed in collaboration with the 3 Group in an effort to overcome the limitations of traditional design and Internet functionality on handsets.
INQ’s CEO, Frank Meehan said: “The INQ is the first device from INQ with a new take on mobile user experience. It’s about taking the things people love most about the internet and building them into the very heart of the phone. Mobile is still mostly about voice and text for the vast majority of users, but those same people use the internet to communicate every day with Skype, Instant Messaging, Facebook and email. The INQ allows people for the first time to integrate their internet networks into their mobile so now their emails, instant messages and Skype calls are as simple to use as voice and text.”
3’s CEO, Nigel Dews said, “With the way that we are packaging the INQ, we are bringing unheard of value for an internet communications phone to consumers. Customers on 3 are discovering Facebook on their mobile, and that discovery is going to get faster and easier with INQ. It delivers a Facebook experience like no other. Our customers want innovative devices that connect them to the services they are used to on their PC and at great value, and with the addition of INQ to 3’s handset line-up we’ve truly innovated the social networking experience and taken it one step further.”
With millions of people accessing social media via mobile phones, 3 believes the combination of the handset, its capability and great value pricing, will provide easy and affordable access to mobile internet services on an unparalleled level.
INQ Product Specifications:
– Battery: up to 327 hours (standby), up to 324 minutes (talktime) application dependent
– Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB 2.0
– Camera: 3.2 Megapixel
– Music: MP3 player
– Network: HSDPA enabled
– Other Features: Speaker phone
– Screen Size: 2.2″ QVGA (240 x 320)
– Screen Colour: 262k TFT
– Handset Colour: Silver or Black
– Internal Memory: 50MB
– External Memory: Expandable to 4GB
– Warranty: 24 months
– Applications: Facebook, Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Email
– RSS support and Widget support
– Size: 47.6 x 14.4 x 97.0mm
– Weight: 100g
Availability and Pricing
INQ will hit 3 stores in time for Chirstmas and will be available for $179 on 3 Prepaid. Customers can also get INQ on a contract for only $39 per month which includes $310 Cap value, 1GB of data, 4,000 Skype-to-Skype minutes, 10,000 Skype chats and much more each month.
To pre-register your interest in INQ go to www.three.com.au/inq today.
