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<p>Inq was a <a href="/facts/Social_software/HMCEXGNV">social software</a> and <a href="/facts/Application_software/YQuj7Kog">app</a> manufacturer who launched two successful software products and a series of award-winning handsets. Material, Inq's personalised magazine, became the top free news app in the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">UK</a> App Store and achieved a number 4 position in the US, shortly after launch. SO.HO, a social launcher developed by Inq, was also warmly received with press positioning it as an alternative to <a href="/facts/Facebook_Home/wSmkmNlb">Facebook Home</a>. </p><p>Prior to focusing on software, Inq released a series of "social mobiles" for which they were awarded "Best Newcomer" and "Best Handset" at the GSMA in 2009. </p><p>In January 2014 Inq announced that the business was to close down and that the apps they had in market would not be updated after this point. </p>