Apparently Swedish telecom service provider, Telia intends to release a Spotify branded mobile phone sometime in the future; Spotify being a European music service, according to an article on techcrunch. Word is that London based INQ is working to develop the Spotify phone, and INQ is backed by Li Ka-Shing, who just happened to recently invest

It seems that Spotify is trying to diversify its services. A recent report from TechCrunch states that Swedish telecommunication service provider Telia will soon release a Spotify-branded mobile phone. Apparently, the phone will be developed by the UK based INQ. It is believed that through partnerships, the handset may be released in different markets via

INQ, the makers of low cost social networking mobiles, is set to release a branded Spotify phone, according to sources. TechCrunch is reporting it has spoken to someone within INQ camp and they have confirmed it is in the design stages of such a device. The phone being spoken about is the branded hardware to be used as part of the new Telia deal in Sweden, but with the UK being one of INQ's c...

While the Spotify music service continues to tease us US-bound folks from afar, there's word of a Spotify handset now to make us even more jealous. The phone is apparently being built for Swedish provider Telia (Spotify already accounts for 35 percent of digital music sales in Sweden), and according to TechCrunch, INQ is building the phone. Interestingly, the last thing we heard from INQ abou...

If you’re familiar with the European music service Spotify then you might like a future Spotify-based phone made by INQ. The phone should be launched by Telia as soon as Spotify and INQ finish building it. At this point there aren’t that many details about the future handset but things seem to check out. Both

Deal with music streaming sensation part of a two year contract with Telia, says Tech Crunch. Mobile Entertainment is the leading community site for all professionals working within the international mobile content industry. We bring you the latest news, views and analysis from this fast moving entertainment sector, complementing our flagship monthly printed magazine and specialist events.

Telia, the largest Swedish mobile operator, announced that it has signed a 2-yr agreement with Spotify, agreement that will bring new Spotify music services for mobile phones, computers and “eventually TV”. The Swedish carrier, owned by TeliaSonera, intends to release Spotify phones, but it didn’t give further details about them. A “mobile offering” should be launched

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Those of us waiting for Spotify -- an online streaming music service that currently as available in Europe -- to arrive in the U.S. may get a pleasant surprise this week. Maybe. Techcrunch patriarch Michael Arrington writes this morning that Spotify has reached deals with U.S. record lables -- as well as Google -- and could launch with the Nexus One. Google wanted Spotify badly enough that they we...

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