3 INQ1: Mobile social networking for everyone

By Andrew Lim on 13 November 2008, 3:51pm

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Today Crave went along to see 3's latest offering, the INQ1. Designed as a low-cost social-networking phone, the oddly named INQ1 gives you access to a panoply of services that will keep you connected to your friends almost everywhere you go. What makes the INQ1 stand out is how well integrated everything is, especially Facebook.

With just a few clicks of the INQ1 you'll be able to access most of Facebook's features. What's particularly clever is that it then ties all your Facebook contacts into your address book, along with your Skype and Windows Live contacts. The INQ1 then connects all that information in your phone's contact list, alongside telephone numbers.

So if you get a call from a friend, their Facebook profile pic pops up. When you're on the Tube or in the middle of nowhere and don't have a signal, you can still compose a Facebook message, and it will automatically be sent when you reconnect. Not groundbreaking stuff perhaps, but it does make using the FB much easier on the go -- and it's much cheaper than a bells-and-whistles smart phone. Click 'Continue' for more info.