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Yesterday the guys from over at Nokia Conversations posted the “How to hold you Nokia?” article, and the web was divided in 2: Nokia fans and iPhone fans.

This blog was a reaction to Steve Jobs responding about the iPhone 4 antenna issue: (if you lose your signal) “Hold It Different Or Use A Case“. Nokia used this opportunity to remind everybody that no matter how you hold your Nokia mobile you won’t have to deal with a reception issue .

The funny article is a mini guide to the 4 ways you can hold a Nokia phone without loosing reception : thumb and finger, the cup, the balance and the four edge grip.

While I agree that the reception of a mobile is vital for a proper use I also think that that’s not all. In my opinion that is only one of the must haves.  A mobile phone should also be simple to use, with a intuitive interface and  have a rich application market all in which Apple shines.

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I’s Friday! Which means a quick trip around the world to check out the best from the Nimbuzz local blogs this week:

See the titles after the JUMP:

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I am pretty sure that when Romans said Divide et Impera (Divide and Conquer) they didn’t have this in mind! What?? Even more diversity in the Nokia plethora of operating systems. Really?

My only worry about this is that Nokia will have one more platform to focus on while keeping the others alive. I mean there are already a lot of variations when it comes to operating systems on Nokia phones. One can find Java, different Symbian versions (a lot of them), Maemo, and soon even more devices with MeeGo. This could make Nokia lose its focus and instead of creating one competitive device they will make 10 average ones.

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There is an abundance  of news across the web about new Android mobiles and it seems like every day there’s a new phone showing  up or at least a lost prototype forgotten somewhere. With all the available choices it becomes more difficult to decide what will be your next mobile. In the end it might all depend what phone is available with your operator, if it has a shiny commercial or just interesting promotion.

However I love technology and I think that we should do a thorough research before we buy something, just to be sure that is the right thing for us and we will be happy with the features and capabilities of a new mobile. I also like “TOP 10” kind of articles, they make my life so much easier, and I don’t need to spend an entire week on the research. I can pick up the best choices and see which of those the best is for me. That’s why I decided to come up with Top 10 Android phone for this moment: D … Well only 7 made it in the end but that still a good place to start .

The top Android mobiles I made is based on my personal experience (since we test a lot of mobiles here at Nimbuzz) and the reviews I read daily on the internet. So here it goes the top 7 Android phone IMHO.

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It’s been a while since our last PC update, but the wait is over. The new Nimbuzz 1.2 for PC update is here . Last time we brought you 13 new languages and phonebook integration.

This time we added the following [Download new Nimbuzz PC]:

• Chat History – remember when and what have you discussed with your friends
• Drag & drop file sharing – simpler and faster file sharing
• See if you Nimbuzz friends are using push notification

Let’s go into these features a bit after the jump.

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After a complete redesign of the Nimbuzz Webchat, we are happy to let you know that we are back with another update. Here are the highlights of the new 2.7 version:

• See if your friends are online via mobile – next to your Nimbuzz contacts you will see a small black mobile icon whenever your friends are using Nimbuzz on their mobile.
• Play mp3 files inside the webchat – no  need to download the file from your online gallery, you can play it directly from your browser.
• Chat with iPhone users that use push notification – a gray mobile phone will appear next to their name, meaning that they will receive a message on their home screen (Push notification) when you send them a chat message to let them know you are trying to get in contact with them.

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Good news for all the Symbian users out there: we have a new Nimbuzz update ready to download!

As always we have worked hard and developed some great new features that will make your life so much easier. Here is what’s new:

• Online presence to your phonebook – see which of your phonebook contacts are online with Nimbuzz
• Free SMS invites – Invite all your friends for free to Nimbuzz via SMS !
• Faster and more responsive kinetic scrolling – for touch screen devices
• More options for Twitter refresh frequency
  
• Control Nimbuzz connectivity while in roaming

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Good news for all you iPhone and iPod Touch users out there, we have a new update ready to download!

With the new Nimbuzz 2.0 we have improved the design,  the connection speed and fixed the crashes some of you were  experiencing. Here is the list with what’s new:

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Here is some good news, Nokia’s Ovi has partnered with Pepsi for 2 good reasons:

1. Help you customize the looks of your phone with some awesome football themes
2. Send you on a round trip to Barcelona for the Real Madrid-Barcelona game (El Clasico)
   

To get the brand new custom themes on your device you can head over to this page.  There you will discover themes with some of the best football players of the moment like:  Kaka, Henry, Messy, Lampard, Drogba, Torres and another special theme from Pepsi. Once you land on the page you just click on your favorite football player and after that you can directly send it via your mobile .

To win the trip to Barcelona, you have to prove your skills in a football game. Well, is not exactly what you would think off, it’s actually a very simple flash game that you can play in your browser .  To play it you have to sign in with your Ovi username on the right side banner. If you don’t have an account you can create one really fast.

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I’s Friday! Which means a quick trip around the world to check out the best from the Nimbuzz local blogs this week:

See the titles after the JUMP:

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