Official Nimbuzz Blog

It’s Saturday, so let’s take a quick trip around the world to check out the best articles from the Nimbuzz local blogs published in the last week.

See the titles after the JUMP:

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This is pretty amazing!

In light of the situation in Saudi Arabia, with BlackBerry encrypted services being banned, people are flocking to Nimbuzz by the thousands as their primary solution for chat, IM, texting and messaging on their BlackBerry mobile phones.

As a matter of fact, out of 700,000 BlackBerry users in Saudi Arabia, 10 percent have now chosen Nimbuzz for their communications  – chat/IM/messaging — needs. As of August 6, we are seeing a user log in from Saudi Arabia every two seconds, with almost 10,000 new registrations from Saudi Arabia daily.

We are pleased that BlackBerry users in Saudi Arabia, both residents and tourists, are still able to connect to their friends and family around the world using our Nimbuzz service.  Because Nimbuzz is an open platform and uses XMPP and JINGLE technologies that comply with Saudi government regulations, users can still chat, IM, text and message on their BlackBerry legally.

Have you tried Nimbuzz for BlackBerry yet? Go get it!

Here is some outlandish news for our Android users, Nimbuzz 2.0 for Android mobiles is a VoIP paradise and ready for download.

The new version packs pretty amazing features, like:

• NimbuzzOut calling – cheap international calling to mobile phones and landlines
• A new dialer tab – so you can call mobile phones and landlines via NimbuzzOut or any of  our SIP partners (Google/Gizmo5, Sipgate, Xeloq, T-Pad, VoIPax, Gulfsip, IPS, Badatel and more)
  
• Friend suggestions – see which of your phonebook contacts are already using Nimbuzz
• Facebook Connect – no more disconnecting errors!

Android comprises 33% of US smartphone sales, so let’s take a closer look at what our Nimbuzz features are adding to that.

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Hey guys,

We understand that some of you have security and privacy concerns regarding the Nimbuzz Chatrooms. We want to assure you that privacy and security is the top priority for Nimbuzz.

We are constantly working to fix bugs in order to make chatrooms more secure and protect the privacy of our users.  We are currently working on a new, sophisticated verification protocol that guarantees that only actual Nimbuzz users and not scripts are able to enter chatrooms.

Since chatrooms are one of the most used features in Nimbuzz for all you guys to meet, share, and connect with each other, here are a few tips on how to protect yourself:

1. Do not share your password with anyone or any site that isn’t officially from Nimbuzz.  We never ask for your password.
2. Make sure you have a strong password, not merely 123456.
3. If contacts start to flood you with messages, make sure to delete them from your contact list.
4. Do not add unknown usernames to your Nimbuzz contact list.

In order to guarantee you the best user experience, it is in our best interest to keep your data safe and secure.  Should you ever have any issues or feel as if you are not in control of your account anymore, please send us an email to support@nimbuzz.com immediately so we can jump on it right away!