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Articles tagged with: Skype and Hutchison
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 Shows off First In-House Developed Mobile Phone
Hutchison Whampoa has shown off the first of its new in-house designed mobile phones, which will be sold under the INQ brandname. The INQ¹ (yes, with a tiny 1) has been designed to offer a tight integration with the Facebook social networking website, and will be available exclusively from the Hutchison 3G mobile networks. more
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EU Investigating Mobile Operators Over Blocking of VoIP Services
The European Union is looking at whether blocks on VoIP service by Europe's mobile phone operators might breach competition laws. The European Commission, the EU antitrust authority has sent letters to each of the mobile phone operators asking them what actions, if any, they take to affect internet based voice calls. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, european-commission, voip, vodafone, hutchison-3g, kpn, eu, european-union, antitrust
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
Related Tags: android, google, social-networking, qualcomm, voip, seven, facebook, inq-mobile, linux
3 UK Opens 250th Retail Outlet
UK based Hutchison 3G (3) says that has added 150 new retail outlets to its portfolio this year, bringing its brand of mobile phone and broadband retailing to 250 high streets and shopping centres across the UK. 3's 250th store opens today in Tunbridge Wells in the South-East of the UK. more
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Increased Interest in Mobile VoIP Services from Network Operators
Challenger Mobile, the white-label Mobile VoIP Company, says it has received a heightened level of interest in its turnkey white-label Mobile VoIP platform from wireless carriers and service providers across the globe since the Hutchison 3/skypephone joint service announcement last month. more
UPDATE: Skype, Hutchison Whampoa's 3 Launch Skypephone
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Hutchison Whampoa- owned mobile phone operator 3 and internet company skype Monday unveiled a handset that allows customers to make free internet calls outside of the home, saying they hope to sell "millions" over the next few years. more
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Ebay, Mobile Operator 3 Team-Up to Launch Skype Phone
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Mobile phone operator 3 and eBay-owned internet telephony company skype are working together to develop a handset that will allow customers to make free internet calls outside of the home. more