05 June 2009

Access orkut On Your Mobile Phone
New Java Based Client For S60 Devices!

Have you ever wanted to check if your buddy responded to your scrap about this evening's plans, but not been close to a computer? Do you wish you could pass the time on your long commute home by browsing through your friends' profiles? Well fret no more, I think I’ve just found the pretty good solution for you all of you with a good data plan.

About a year ago, Google has introduced the orkut mobile site to help everyone on orkut stay in touch on the go with scraps, status updates, photo viewing and shortly after they've released optimized S60 version of their mobile portal, allowing easier photo uploads and click-to-call features.

Google always tries to build their products for a diverse group of users and considering that many people access orkut from their Symbian S60 devices, orkut dev team decided to introduce the first downloadable orkut mobile app, with even more features to keep you connected to your orkut friends and phone contacts.

The orkut Mobile App, available for most Java-enabled devices, offers some fun new ways to interact:

• Take a photo on your phone and upload it right to your orkut album.
• Share photos with orkut friends or SMS the photos to phone contacts not yet on orkut.
• Call or SMS any of your orkut friends or phone contacts without leaving the app.
• View scraps, updates from friends, and photo albums in offline mode.

To install the beta version of the app, visit m.google.com/orkut on your phone. While the app is free to download and use, your mobile provider's regular data charges will apply. Check out more details in our help center, and feel free to leave feedback about your orkut mobile experience in the orkut Help Forum.

So go ahead and upload all those wonderful pictures you took at the beach or at the city's latest dancing spot, and then start calling your orkut friends to plan the next gathering.