Articles tagged with: Inq Mobile

INQ Mobile CEO Takes Seat on Spotify Board Following Investment

A Hutchison Whampoa subsidiary has confirmed that it has taken a stake in UK based music streaming service, Spotify. The Li Ka-shing Foundation confirmed to Forbes that it was participating in Spotify's latest financing round for a minority stake, without confirming the size of the stake or how much it had paid for it.  more

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INQ Mobile Shows Off Twitter Optimised Mobile Phones

INQ Mobile, the Hutchison Whampoa backed handset manufacturer has shown off two new mobile phones, complete with internet-based Twitter and media sync capabilities. The INQ Chat 3G is the company's first qwerty-style phone, while the compact INQ Mini 3G expands the range and provides an entry-level social mobile ideal for the price-sensitive prepay market.  more

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Mobile Data Usage on INQ1 Tops Performance of Smartphones

Hutchison Whampoa backed mobile phone manufacturer, INQ Mobile has released data on usage of its first phone, the INQ1 on the Hutchison 3G UK network. The company's handset was built from the ground up with social media and internet services at its core. An average of 65% of INQ1 customers are using Facebook, with the majority of users accessing once a day or more.  more

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Hutchison Whampoa Launches Handset Subsidiary

Hutchison Whampoa has launched its own mobile phone subsidiary, INQ Mobile to develop phones for its 3G networks worldwide. The company aims to launch a range of low to mid-priced handsets based largely on free operating systems, likely to be either Linux or the Google backed Android OS - and will be based on Qualcomm chips.  more

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