Hutchison Whampoa’s INQ Mobile has launched two new social-focussed phones to follow the acclaimed INQ1 ‘Facebook phone’. The INQ Chat 3G has a QWERTY keypad, while the INQ Mini 3G includes Twitter, Gmail and desktop media sync as well as Facebook, Skype and Instant Messaging. Both are described as offering “high-spec functionality without the hefty price tag”.
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Best Buy Europe has appointed Scott Wheway as Chief Executive Officer. The company was created in May 2008 as a 50/50 joint venture between Best Buy Co. Inc. and The Carphone Warehouse plc. Roger Taylor, Carphone Warehouse’s finance director, had previously held the CEO role.
Mr Wheway will now be responsible for all Best Buy Europe operations, including The Carphone Warehouse’s 2,450 stores across Europe.
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Surveys in press releases tend to reinforce the message of the company that mentions them. That’s why we see news stories from speech software companies that say consumers want speech software. It’s also why Smobile Systems published a press release last week that said one in 63 of Symbian-powered smartphones are infected with some kind of malware, such as a virus, a worm or something else unpleasant and/or unwanted.
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