MOBILESINDIA: Nimbuzz Launched For Android Handsets

NIMBUZZ has announced the launch of its multi-community mobile social messenger application for Android handsets. For Android users, Nimbuzz introduces a buddy list layout, Skype IM, a time-sensitive user interface, home-screen notifications, auto-reconnect, clickable URLs and local social network support.

Nimbuzz takes full advantage of the benefits of the Android platform technologies. Alongside home-screen notifications that alert the user on the home screen of activities such as incoming chats while the application runs in the background, Nimbuzz also added a time-sensitive user interface option that detects how long the user presses on a contact in the buddy list. A fast-click instantly opens the contacts profile; a long-click opens a live chat window.

These updates work alongside the auto-reconnect feature guaranteeing seamless connectivity, by instantly reconnecting whenever a connection is lost. The smart buddy list displays information in an intelligent way, combining avatar and presence information in one, with community icon and resource information, if the person is online on the mobile or PC, in the same line.

Integrating Skype IM is unique to Nimbuzz, which already supports multiple communities including Facebook, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, ICQ and many more. Clickable URLs that make for a multimedia chat experience, and the additional support for local social networks such as StudiVZ, Hyves, Gadu Gadu and Giovani, add to the extensive feature list.

Evert-Jaap Lugt, founder and CEO, Nimbuzz, quipped, “Nimbuzz increases the value of the handset and enriches the user experience. Our Android version is a perfect example of what we do best, integrating Nimbuzz’s award-winning service to bring the best out of each operating system and handset.”

The free app is available to download from the Android Marketplace.