29 March 2009

Nimbuzz Mobile Social Messenger
To Be Optimized For Touch User Interface

According to a recent post and the poll results (Nokia 5800 61%, Blackberry Bold 15%, Omnia HD 13%) on the official Nimbuzz blog, the next supported device will be Nokia 5800 and tehy'll start with porting application to 5th edition of the S60 platform as soon as possible.

There is no precise date set as the deadline for the finger friendly version of the Nimbuzz application, but if you would like to help them with testing application during the closed beta period you should contact them by April 7.

Nimbuzz is a free application, launched last year in May that allows you to call, chat and text with your friends on virtually every major IM service including Skype, MSN, ICQ, Google Talk, AIM, GaduGadu, Jabber and Twitter, plus 23 social networks including Facebook and MySpace.

To be totally honest with you I didn’t take a look at Nimbuzz before but it definitely looks like a great service and I’ll sign for beta testing for sure and keep you informed about.

Nimbuzz has positioned itself to become the largest global communications platform for seamless IP-based communication among mobile devices and social media platforms.In January 2009, Nimbuzz was awarded the prestigious Red Herring Global 100 award, as the first aggregated mobile instant messenger product ever.

In July 2008, Nimbuzz was recognized by industry experts at AO Stanford Summit as part of the Global Top 250 technology companies for game-changing technology and market value, and won Best Mobile Startup in its category at Mobile 2.0 Europe.

Where does the name Nimbuzz come from?

Nimbuzz means "halo" – or “a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.” It fits our vision of "mobile freedom" very well. Although we are a business and need to be a business in order to survive. We also believe in freedom, expression and the hope that our technology can somehow make the world a smaller, closer, better place by fostering international community, cultural awareness and understanding. That may sound hokey, but we hope to live up to it through our actions, not our words.