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You asked. We listened, and added Arabic language support to Nimbuzz Mobile for Symbian phones!

If you have Arabic as a default language on your Symbian mobile phone you can update Nimbuzz and it will automatically install in Arabic, complete with text displayed from right to left.

As this is our first try with Arabic language support, we would like to get your feedback. Please leave a comment below and tell us what you think?

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Hint: read the last sentence from right to left, makes more sense!  ;)

We just released a brand new version of Nimbuzz Mobile for Java, Symbian, and Windows Mobile phones (new iPhone version to follow soon)!

This new version includes:

• Display Pictures: You set your own display picture/avatar. Take one with the camera on your mobile phone and set it now. We also display pictures from buddies in other communities.
• Appear Offline: Stay invisible to friends on Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo, Gtalk, MySpace, and Gadu-Gadu when you are signed in. On Nimbuzz, and other supported communities you will appear as “Away”.
• Add New Buddies: You can now add individual buddies from AIM, GTalk, Windows Live Messenger (MSN), MySpace, Yahoo, and Nimbuzz, of course 
• Improved Battery Life: This new version is your batteries’ best friend. We have significantly reduced the amount of battery power needed – and Nimbuzz now runs longer on even the smallest battery.

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If you are looking for cheap international calling from you mobile and you end up here , I would like to introduce you also to NimbuzzOut. NimbuzzOut lets you make incredibly cheap international calls from your mobile, to landlines and mobiles anywhere in the world. To see how cheap it is and how much you can save take a look at the NimbuzzOut  Rate Calculator .

Get the new Nimuzz Mobile at: http://get.nimbuzz.com and let us know what you think

Nimbuzz is following in the footsteps of Google, Yahoo! and YouTube, as Red Herring puts it.

Red Herring awarded Nimbuzz with the prestigious Global 100 award as one of the Top 100 tech-startups in the world.

Nimbuzz is now growing at around 20,000 new users every day and is the first mobile messenger company worldwide to ever receive this award.

“We were so pleased to announce Nimbuzz as a Red Herring Top 100 Global Company,” commented Red Herring publisher Alex Vieux.

Evaluations were made on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy, and ecosystem integration.

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Nimbuzz for your PC with a fresh new look and ready for download.

In the last few weeks we worked a lot on a new version for Nimbuzz PC and today we are more than happy to present you the final result. I have to admit, I waited more than anyone for this new version.

Having all my friends from Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger (MSN), Google Talk, ICQ, AIM, Facebook, MySpace, Jabber, Hyves, and Gadu-Gadu in one contact list, on my computer, is incredibly useful and convenient.

Even better, the fact that I can also call my friends on Windows Live Messenger (MSN), Google Talk, and Nimbuzz – for free!

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There’s still time to vote for your favorite Smartphone App:

Smartphone Biz News: Deadline (Jan 31) – Choose Nimbuzz as the Best Smartphone Product or Service of 2008.

Top Mobile 20: Deadline (Feb 13) – Choose Nimbuzz as your favorite Smartphone App. 

Also, check out the new Nimbuzz Blog section at the bottom right sidebar, “Interact“!

There you can find all the opportunities to let the world know your opinion!

Thanks for your support & nominations!

December was a good month for Apple and iPod touch. According to the latest AdMob
metrics report: “Worldwide iPod Touch traffic increased 2.4 times in the 7 days after Christmas compared to the 7 days before. In the US and UK, requests were 2.7 and 3.2 times higher after Christmas”.

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We are proud to announce that Nimbuzz has been selected as a Finalist of the Red Herring 100 Global Award.

Red Herring will select 100 winners out of the Global 200 of which Nimbuzz is already a part.

Evaluations are made on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy, and ecosystem integration.

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Your Orkut friends love you, so let them reach you for free!

Add the Nimbuzz Communicator app to your Orkut profile so your friends can interact with you for free – no matter where you are.

To add Nimbuzz click “Add Apps” in the left sidebar on Orkut, and search for “Nimbuzz”.

Make sure you installed Nimbuzz Mobile or Nimbuzz PC, and your friends can call, chat and message you directly on your mobile phone or computer.They can also send you voice messages, photos, music and videos – for free!

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Orkut chat is now available from within Nimbuzz. Orkut supports fully integrated chat and all Nimbuzz users can chat with their Orkut friends starting today.

All you have to do is log into Orkut, go to Settings > Chat, then select “Allow all my Orkut friends to chat with me” and make sure to save the settings.

Next time you will login to Gtalk from Nimbuzz you will be able to talk with your friends from Orkut. They will appear online in your buddy list as a Gtalk contact.

Using Nimbuzz Mobile you can even chat with Orkut friends on the go.

You can find more information on the Orkut Blog.

Please click on the badge above & take the short survey to vote for Nimbuzz – your favorite smartphone software – in the Top Mobile 20 Awards!

Top Mobile 20 is a competition open to the public to determine how mobile software development companies rate in 20 different categories.

Voting is open until February 13th.

Winners will be announced on February 18th during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Thanks for all your support!