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INQ1Watch: The first ever Facebook phone is here

Started by Ewan · 7 months ago

Launched at a design studio in Shoreditch East London, 3’s social networking mobile phone arrives on the scene. It’s packed to rafters with instant access to the likes of Facebook, Skype, instant messaging and all for a remarkably low, low cost.
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TrevorBennett
7 months ago

Excellent review - the single, only drawback I can see, is the small 2.2" screen. I may wait for the next generation of this before parting with some cash.

How refreshing Hutchinson are - think back to the good old days of orange and line two, then with 3 and later X-Series, now with INQ and their revolutionary handset(s), exciting times indeed.

Why on earth doesn't the rest of industry pull its finger out and start inovating like them on a regular basis?

Trev.

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Ben Smith
7 months ago

I agree - the only negative coverage I've seen is from people who don't get the distinction between 'integrated' and 'lots of independent clients'. Brilliant!

I need a fuller smartphone experience, but I will buy one just because I think this is the first time we've seen significant clever thinking at this end of the market.... oh and the artwork on the box is very pretty.

So sad I missed the launch now... damn job!

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DanLane
7 months ago

Nice review Rob!

Does the last.fm client stream or just scrobble?

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Ben Smith
7 months ago

It just scrobbles at this point.

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DanLane
7 months ago

That's a shame, I can see why they would do that but the real appeal of Last.fm to me is streaming :(

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Ben Smith
7 months ago

It is apparently a licensing issue - Ant mentioned it on his excellent coverage of the event: http://freshplastic.vox.com/

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