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They say a picture is worth a 1000 words, maybe an emoticon will be worth at least 500.

In case you have never tried it… click Options when in a chat, and choose Insert emoticon. (Nimbuzz Mobile)

Here are some examples of when to use emoticons inside a Nimbuzz chat:

Smile more often on Nimbuzz.
Sure, I understand what you say
Dude, that’s really funny!
Aaah, I wanted to go out tonight!
I can wait to see you!
He said what !?!
We have to finish the homework by tomorrow??
I lost my phone.
You better be here by 10!
You won’t?
I can’t say anything.

We hope you have fun with these emoticons and that they may save you time while chatting. Express yourself.

Ever have to frantically ask a nearby friend to call your phone so you can find it, before it stops ringing? Although you find your phone, you leave an impression that you do this to all incoming phone calls…

The “Buzz” is a short call alert sent to a phone, when Nimbuzz is not running; Used to alert an offline buddy. Instead of using costly mobile minutes to get in touch with your friend, sending a Buzz alert is free and auto-starts Nimbuzz! (depending on your handset)

BUZZee: To benefit from the “Buzz”, the feature must be activated via Nimbuzz Mobile: Menu/Options > Settings > Nimbuzz > The Buzz; then choose to Activate; or PC Client: File > Nimbuzz Account Settings > Allow others to Buzz me.

A received Buzz alert looks like a missed called from Nimbuzz Buzz, or +313131.

BUZZer: To “Buzz” a contact on your Nimbuzz buddy list, just select the offline NimbuzzID and press BUZZ.

Now, in the situation mentioned above, you can casually go to the nearest internet-enabled device, buzz yourself, locate your own phone, unfrazzled. We’ll keep it as our little secret.

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Got some news to share, but don’t have the time to call all your friends or send them an email?

From now on you can use the Nimbuzz Personal Message to display your news or experiences to friends on Nimbuzz and other networks.

Give it a go and try it for yourself, or check out personal messages of friends. You might learn something new about your friends, or be surprised about who you’ll hear from next.

You can do this straight from your handset with Nimbuzz Mobile.

Simply go to:

1 - Options
2 - Me
3 - Personal Message

Type the message you want to share with your friends, and it will be displayed next to your name in your friends’ contact list.

It’s brilliant if you are traveling on short notice and want to meet up with friends around the world.

Yes, that’s right! You can now chat with all your friends from Facebook and MySpace on Nimbuzz.

With Nimbuzz Mobile you can even do this on the go. So while you are waiting for the bus, or are attending a boring lecture or office meeting, chat with your friends from Facebook and MySpace.

Add your friends from Facebook and MySpace by,

1. opening Menu/Options
2. Settings
3. Communites
4. then enter your credentials and your friends will show up in your contact list!

Tell all your friends on Facebook and MySpace as well – should be fun for everybody!

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This one goes out to all our German speaking users.

You might already know that we have partnered with StudiVZ to give you the Plauderkasten.

But now … , to top it all off (drumroll) … , we offer the Plauderkasten for your mobile phone so you can take all your friends from Schueler/Studi/MeinVZ with you on the go!

Should you be waiting for the bus, or need to spend quality time with old friends during a boring office meeting, just launch Nimbuzz Mobile and start chatting – wherever, whenever.

Just remember, Nimbuzz will not charge or bill you for anything. However, since Nimbuzz uses your internet connection, data charges from your provider will apply. This can lead to substantial costs. We therefore strongly recommend to use the mobile client only with a flat-rate data plan.

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Location, Location, Location! The success of the location feature in Nimbuzz for S60 motivated us to expand to more phones. With Nimbuzz on your Blackberry or Java phone, you can now retrieve the location of your buddies.

A map will show the location of your buddies that enabled this feature on their Symbian client. In Symbian, you can do this at: Options > Settings > Application Settings > Location Sharing

Give it a try! You can always check the location of “Jimmy the chatbot” for a quick demo.

At the moment this is an exclusive for our Symbian S60 client users, who installed the latest version (0.9.3). You share your location and retrieve the location of your buddies. It’s great for arranging face to face meetings.

A map will show the location of your buddies that enabled this feature. You can always check the location of our Helpbot for a quick demo.

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