8 posts tagged “nokia”
Nimbuzz just launched a comprehensive mobile VoIP and IM solution, and brings voice to social networks (yay!)!
Application connects mobile, online communities, social networks – all in one place
Nimbuzz (www.nimbuzz.com) today announces the UK launch of an application to provide mobile users and online communities with “free calls, chat and more.” Nimbuzz offers an all-in-one solution for free mobile VoIP calling, conference calling, instant messaging, chat and group chat, and photo and file sending across multiple IM communities, including Skype, MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo!, AIM, Jabber and ICQ, plus 23 social networks, including Facebook and Myspace.
Once users download the Nimbuzz application for the mobile and register as a new user, contacts from their selected IM communities are aggregated into a single contact list with icons indicating real-time “presence” - which contacts are online or offline and from which communities.
“Everyone loves Skype (on the PC). But when it comes to the mobile, we believe we offer a better solution,” said Tariq Dag Steinberg Khan, the London-based Chief Marketing Officer for Nimbuzz. “Nimbuzz works across all the major communities and on more than 500 handsets worldwide. With this new release, we now also have a genuine free mobile VoIP solution that works on more than 90 handsets including Nokia, Samsung and LG.”
The new Nimbuzz mobile VoIP application works worldwide on Nokia Symbian Series 60 devices when connected using a 3G or Wifi network (with a Windows Mobile offering for release in June). For GPRS/EDGE connections, or when using Java-enabled phones, Nimbuzz also offers its “hybrid-VoIP” solution (as used by Skype) – for making international mobile calls at local dial-in cost – in as many as 50 countries.
Nimbuzz is free to download and easy-to-use, but data usage is subject to network operator rates when used on the mobile, unless using a flat-rate data plan.
“The good news is that mobile data costs are coming down dramatically. Flat-rate data plans didn’t exist last year (in Europe), now they’re everywhere. This makes using Nimbuzz the closest thing to free communication there is,” explains Tariq. “Apps like Nimbuzz are accelerating the uptake of mobile data plans. This is a big win for consumers and network operators alike, and as such, a big focus (for them going forward). As a result, we are in the process of building some important win-win relationships with forward-thinking operators and strategic partners across Europe, and would now like to do the same here in the UK.”
On the social networking front, Nimbuzz is breaking new ground by bringing voice and mobile chat to social networks. The new six-button Communicator widget brings free calling, chat, text and voice messaging and file sending to social networks, email signatures and personal websites or blogs. Also introduced is the unique “buzz” feature which alerts your friends “offline” to join you online for a call or chat.
“Our users drive our development – so even with what we think is a great product, it always feels like we’re in beta. The truth is, we wouldn’t be innovating fast enough if we weren’t,” adds Tariq. “With users from 176 countries – or 90% of the world – it’s easy to see why. There is remarkable consumer appetite out there, worldwide, and the industry tailwinds are picking up pace. We are grateful for our pre-launch momentum and look forward to announcing some exciting new products, features and strategic partnerships with key operators and social networks over the summer.”
My own widget is already on my Facebook profile page here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=564440964
Nokia and researchers at the University of Cambridge have
created the video below describing a vision for bendable and highly
intelligent mobile devices based on nanotechnology. According to Nokia some parts of "Morph" might be available on
handheld devices within 7 years, though initially only for high-end devices. Sweeeet!
Pretty hilarious and smart what Nokia did to promote their new social and content sharing network MOSH (still in Beta, and derived from the terms "mobilize" and "share"): When Apple insulted it's early adopters last week by dropping the price of the iPhone by $200 after only 2 months, Nokia responded quickly by buying ad space on Google. The ads, which appeared for searches on “iPhone price drop” said “Sorry, Early Adopters” and suggested that users salvage their iPhone experience by checking out MOSH.
Well, now they are back with Ovi (Finnish for "the door")! Ovi is a gateway to music, photos, maps, and other content will be available starting later this year. It will initially start in Europe (very cool, because Vodafone just expanded their mobile broadband bandwidth!) and Asia, and will hit the US hopefully later this year.
According to Business Week, this time around, mobile operators may be willing to join in. The scheme includes an online music store rivaling Apple's iTunes, aimed primarily, but not exclusively, at the 200 million music-capable Nokia mobile phones already on the market. It also features an interactive multiplayer game service accessible to the 40 million Nokia Nseries phones now in use. And early next year, Nokia will add a service that lets consumers swap personal photos, videos, and audio. Awesome, especially when thinking about how 38 out of 100 phones on this planet are Nokias.
Nokia calls it a "global warning" and has pictures and other footage on the site showing the effects and injuries of N95 owners encountering a jealous computer. Reason being is that the N95 is supposed to be a computer in pocket form. It is, indeed, a brilliant device with a 5MP camera, GPS, Wifi etc.
It is actually a pretty nice campaign and will hopefully make people more aware of what they can demand out of their cell phones (if they'd only add a data plan . . .).
Below is a video explaining how to deal with "jealous computers" at the workplace.
Thought that it is about time to bring Nimbuzz back to everyone's collective memory! If you haven't tried it yet, then this is why I am trying to let you know again.
Please do! I am saying this because it is just SUCH A JOY to be able to use your cell and call friend and family all over this very beautiful globe of ours and not have to worry about enormous charges or being selective about who to call.
Again, Nimbuzz allows you to to use their network, as well as GtTalk and MSN (and VERY SOON Skype and AIM) to make calls, send SMS, and chat with your contacts on the respective networks. It has beautiful interface, insane ease of use, and a brilliant team of excellent staff and support personnel behind them.
Furthermore, they ALREADY came out with an even more beautiful iPhone application. So, if you haven't tried it yet, you might as well do so now, believe me, you'll be so happy you did so. They support over 500 phones, so the likelihood that it works on your phone is "rather high". You'll basically get that feel of "wow, they thought of everything" pretty quick ...
Below is a video of the app on the iPhone to check out as well as a Nimbuzz intro video, enjoy!
The Onion, published these hilarious iPhone specs that I thought everyone needed to know about.
Don't believe the hype? Then settle for the cheaper Nokia N95, which features all of the above plus high speed Wifi, GPS, and a 5MP camera with a Carl Zeiss lens.
Make sure to watch the video below, which is NYT's David Pogue's review of the iPhone.
Nokia launched their Nokia Beta Labs
Everyone
with a data plan should definitely check out their "Widsets". Think of
it as the customizable homepage for your cell, consisting of
customizable widsets. Widsets consist of games like Sudoku and Memory,
provide you with a translation tool, a dictionary, a Wikipedia plug-in,
and keep you updated on all the latest and greatest through RSS feeds!
More
tools and services are added each day and it's fun to watch the service
grow - already it is being supported by many international developers.
Best Part -> ITS FREE, and it works on more than 300 phones that are Java MIDP 2.0 compliant
