INQ Cloud Touch
Encyclopedia
The INQ Cloud Touch is the first Android mobile phone from London-based mobile phone manufacturer INQ
. The phone features a Facebook
application as the main aspect of the phone, with multiple entry points from the home screen.
in Barcelona
a week later.
The phone will be released on 6th April 2011 in the UK, and will be sold in The Carphone Warehouse
and Best Buy
stores. It will retail for £199.95 on pay as you go and £20/month on contract.
Facebook
Continuing with INQ's ethos of social media integration, the phone includes many features of Facebook such as Places and Chat. After INQ's former CEO Frank Meehan announced that they were "working closely with Facebook", rumours were rife that INQ were going to be producing the Facebook phone, officially branded and endorsed by Facebook.
INQ
INQ is a mobile phone manufacturer, headquartered in London with offices in Rome, San Francisco, Beijing and Hong Kong, Toronto, Seattle, Singapore and Delhi....
. The phone features a Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
application as the main aspect of the phone, with multiple entry points from the home screen.
History
The phone was revealed by a press release on INQ's website on 10 February, 2011. It then received further media attention at the Mobile World CongressMobile World Congress
The GSMA Mobile World Congress is the combination of the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a conference featuring prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
a week later.
The phone will be released on 6th April 2011 in the UK, and will be sold in The Carphone Warehouse
The Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse Group PLC , known as The Carphone Warehouse, is Europe's largest independent mobile phone retailer, with over 1,700 stores across Europe. It is based in the United Kingdom and is a 50% subsidiary of Best Buy...
and Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
stores. It will retail for £199.95 on pay as you go and £20/month on contract.