Wednesday, June 3, 2009

INQ Mobile building Twitter phone -- Smartphones -- InformationWeek

June 2, 2009

Twitter addicts will soon have a phone dedicated to the popular microblogging service, as INQ Mobile said it would be rolling out a Twitter handset by the end of the year.

The company is known for creating low-cost phones that have strong integration with social Web services. Its INQ1, which is called the "Facebook phone," has deep ties with Facebook, Skype, Windows Live Messenger, and other Web services. For example, all Facebook messages, pokes, and notifications are sent to a unified inbox on the phone, and users can quickly upload photos from the device to the social network...