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Fred (@wingdisk) of tekimage has been trialling the INQ Mini 3G and has gone as far as to compare it to Superman!



He has been putting it through its paces testing out the Skype and Twitter apps and uploading photos straight to facebook.



Fred also talks us through his experience with 3’s 3G network and the improvements he’s seen over the months, due to the work that 3 has been doing to enhance and expand its network.



So, who does Fred see using the INQ Mini 3G? Not just the youths of today - pop over to his blog post and find out. Do you agree?

Today sees the launch of the INQ Mini 3G on 3UK. There’s already been plenty of chatter and overviews of the device that is available in 3 stores, online and over the phone.

Engadget Mobile has an extensive review with a picture gallery and video of the Mini in action. Trusted Reviews also has a video showing the depth of the device’s social-networking integration. Other sites that have covered the new INQ on the block are Electricpig, MobileChoice and Tech65, so be sure to give them all the once over.

The official side of the launch can all be found at the 3 media centre, with details on features and tariffs, along with a quote from Charlotte Blanchard, 3’s director of products and services,

“We’re committed to making the Mobile Internet affordable and easy to use for consumers. That applies whether they’re using Skype to call their mates in Australia, or retweeting Perez Hilton’s latest bit of showbiz gossip on Twitter. Our goal is to offer consumers the best Mobile Internet experience, and INQ’s new products are a key part of that story.”

What are your thoughts on the INQ Mini 3G? Let us know…

Review site Trusted Reviews have taken a look at the INQ Mini 3G and given it an overall score of 8/10.

As fans of the INQ1, Trusted Reviews and in particular reviewer Edward Chester is keen to see what the Mini offers. Although he finds faults with certain aspects of the phone, notably the camera and the viewing of full web pages, overall the device satisfies,

“it’s far too low on features for those that want a true mobile web experience and it’s a bit complicated for those that just want a simple cheap phone. However, if you can’t afford the former and just want to make sure you’re never out of the social loop, then you should definitely consider this phone.”

To see how the handset scored across each category click through, where you can also watch a video version of Edward talking all things INQ Mini.

3 have announced that when out and about, users of net services are all over Facebook and Bebo. Silicon Republic discusses the results that show the two sites account for roughly 43 percent of usage, with a clear distinction highlighted – pay monthly customers use Facebook, whereas pre-pay opt for Bebo.

This however wasn’t all the survey revealed as explained by David Kent, “These findings are the first in a series from 3 that clearly define the rapidly increasing trend of social networking ‘on the move’ as an important lifestyle choice for both pay monthly and pre-pay customers. With the increased profile of social networking portals such as Twitter we anticipate this percentage to grow significantly by the end of 2009.”

The shift to mobile social networking is well and truly happening, but can things move as fast as Kent suggests? “With consumption moving from PCs – currently 95pc of access – to devices such as mobile phones, TV and games consoles accounting for 50pc access within the next five years.”

While some of you may be mobile internet experts, there are still plenty of people who haven’t made the move to ‘on the move’ when it comes to the world wide web. Hoping to resolve that however, is Andrew Lim over at Recombu.com, who has outlined the best ways for mobile warriors to get their Twitter and Facebook fix while out and about.

Some nice tips, including mentions for the INQ phones. Are you a big mobile internet user? Let us know if you have any tips for mobilising the masses!

Jennifer Martinez at GigaOm has written on the ‘match made in heaven’ that is mobile handsets and social networks.

However, a report published by Forrester suggests only 2.3 percent of Europeans use their mobiles to interact via social networks. Listed in the report are five ways this figure could be boosted, and as Jennifer states, they’re fairly obvious, but devices still lack them. Click through and see if you agree.

The INQ1 baulked this trend by being built around Facebook, with successful returns - 65 percent of INQ1 users access Facebook via the handset on a daily basis. It’s only a matter of time before handset manufacturers and social-networks alike realise the common goal of getting people communicating and start *’following’ suit.

* Subtle Twitter ref… ;)

The 3mobilebuzz newshounds have noticed that Vodafone are currently pushing their current offer of free Facebook access for users for this week. Just a week?!

Like Skype, and Windows Live Messenger, Facebook is of course free to access for all 3 users all the time. No time limits, nothing for you to worry about. If you haven’t logged on in a while, you might just like to indulge in a bit of mobile poking. You never know, you might find you quite like it…

You’ve visited 3mobilebuzz for a while now, you’ve even followed us on Twitter. Once in a while, you might even have found yourself thinking ‘I wonder what 3mobilebuzz have to say about that’? If that sounds like you, then you’ll no doubt be interested to learn we now have a Facebook page. Click the link below to ‘friend us up’!

3UK has reported that INQ1 users are, in the words of Mobile Entertainment, ‘over-indexing’ in regard to data usage on the handset.

This above average activity sees 65% of users making the most of Facebook, the majority accessing it at least one a day. It isn’t just Facebook either, with the other social networking services available on the INQ1 performing well too, “30 per cent regularly use email, 19 per cent use Skype and 50 per cent use Windows Live Messenger (3-4 times the 3UK average).”

Marc Allera, 3’s sales and marketing director, said of the figures, “If an internet communication service is well designed, always on, and simple to use then the take-up potential on mobile is huge. […] The INQ team has very successfully addressed this.”

Mobile News has more on this from both Allera and INQ chief executive Frank Meehan.

On the review site Ciao the INQ1 is scoring well, especially when it comes to Look & Feel, Durability & Robustness and Range of Features.

The individual reviews pick out different aspects of the INQ1 they like with jreay21 approving of the contract despite not being sold on the device itself. This is quite the opposite though of both nivekfs and sofearbear who both praise the handset with nivekfs decreeing the INQ1 as the answer to Facebook, Skype and Ebay while on the move.

Been using an INQ1? Let us know what you think.

Australia.to has, amongst their news pages, discussed the INQ1 and found it to be somewhat of a social networking superstar.

However, it wasn’t all instant gratification, “The INQ is a brilliantly conceived device which takes a while to use to its full potential.” Nevertheless having made their way through the layers of functionality the device was seen to be a hit, offering all you’d expect of a mobile, as well as doubling up as a modem and plugging you straight into Facebook, Skype and Windows Live Messenger.

Their complete review can be found here.

IT Reviews have taken a look at the INQ1 and found it all very favourable.

After running through some of its features, notably the integrated Facebook service, they aren’t surprised that it “has caused quite a storm [and] won the best mobile handset award at the 2009 Global Mobile Awards.”

Despite having preferred a 3.5mm connector as opposed to the mini-USB, they see the INQ1 as having more than enough innovative details to make up for this short-coming.

For the entire review head on through.

In keeping with their Skype entirely free campaign 3 have created a handy Facebook application for expanding your VoIP-focused address book. UKGadgeteer passes on the details, “Simply install the Skype Friend Finder in Facebook, provide it your Skype account name, and then invite your friends to install the app too.”

Be sure to let UKGadgeteer know what you think of the app here.

GerryMoth has given us a heads-up on being able to update all your social network statuses for free via 3, thanks to Ping.fm adding Skype to their list of applications, “YES, you heard right, post a status message to Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed, Jaiku, WordPress, etc… for FREE on the 3 network.”

Click through to let GerryMoth know your thoughts and for a link to set yourself up.

The self-proclaimed Facebook addict, nivekfs, from Ciao, has taken it upon himself to review the INQ1. Although it’s just up his street as far as his social networking habits are concerned, no-one can be on Facebook all the time, so he points out there’s also “Free Skype to Skype […] instant messenger capabilities […] and an eBay tool so you can bid on the go.”

Do you agree with nivekfs, “no shocker that it won the Best Mobile Handset, award”? Why not go over to Ciao and leave him a comment?