Official Nimbuzz Blog

You read that right, starting today you can make HD voice quality calls from any Android mobile phone. All you need to do is go to Android Market and search for Nimbuzz (or just scan the bar code at the end of the post).

But wait, there’s more. Here is the complete list of new features of Nimbuzz 2.0.2 for Android:

• HD voice call quality on Nimbuzz to Nimbuzz calls
• Install Nimbuzz on SD card to save space on the phone memory
• Updated My Profile page
• New Contact List layout
• Free avatars

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Hi all, we reached some amazing milestones today!

150,000,000 downloads of Nimbuzz, and 3,650,000,000 voice minutes logged in the last year.  Yes, those are millions and billions .

Nimbuzz has logged over 5 million downloads on the Nokia Ovi store, and over 45 million on GetJar, the second largest app store in the world.

The NimbuzzOut calls, combined with the free Nimbuzz to Nimbuzz calls, and the SIP calls have accounted for around 3.65 billion voice minutes over the last year!

The Nimbuzz community is 30 million strong and we are seeing 70,000 new members join every day. That is pretty much one new Nimbuzzer every second!  Our universal communications service offers free and low-cost calls through our VoIP product, NimbuzzOut as well as free messaging and file sharing across all major platforms, including iPhone (iOS), Android, BlackBerry, Symbian and Java, on over 3000 mobile devices!

“Nimbuzz has been one of the most popular apps for several years running now. It’s ease of use, large community and wide handset coverage make it a must have for mobile users,” said Patrick Mork, CMO of Getjar. ” We are thrilled to see Nimbuzz doing so well and look forward to seeing them hit the next 50 million downloads.

Thanks all for making Nimbuzz a product for everyone.  Keep spreading the word and let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

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Good news for the all the Android users, we have just released a brand new update for you [Download link].

Here is the list of brand new features waiting for you:

• Custom ringtone – chose a custom ringtone for the Nimbuzz incoming calls
• Voicemail support – not available for the call? no problem, now your friends can leave you a message 
• Permanent notification – choose if you want to see the Nimbuzz icon in the notification bar while the app it’s running.

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Good news for all the owners of a Java mobile phones, we have just released a brand new Nimbuzz version exclusively on Getjar.

This new version will also be available on Nimbuzz.com in a week , but if you want to try it today go to Getjar.com and download now.

To get it straight on your mobile, go to Getjar.com from your mobile browser, search for Nimbuzz and download .

Here are the brand new features that we have introduced in the Java 1.5 release:

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Good news for iPhone and iPod touch users: we just launched an update of Nimbuzz [Download Nimbuzz ].

You can watch the video demo HERE.

Here are the new features:

• Use your camera to update your display picture, or choose from your camera roll.
• See the avatars of your buddies.
• Auto-rotate feature, let’s you stay in landscape mode chat with wide screen keyboard.

We also fixed a few bugs, which is always good

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YES, Nimbuzz for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, the best Nimbuzz client “in the wild” , is  now available for download.

In the last few weeks we had a lot of comments on the blog requesting the Nimbuzz application for Nokia 5800 and some of you were so enthusiastic about it that they left 3 or 4 comments ! Thanks ! You asked, we listened, and your patience is much appreciated.

For those that have a Nokia 5800 mobile phone and still wonder why you should install Nimbuzz here are a few reasons:

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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 .

Up until now, the Nimbuzz for Symbian‘s Menu button layout was the central connection point for any buddy, feature or setting.

2.0 has a brand new interface and features. Download it now!

You’ll notice the new design with Tabs. Quickly switch between your favorite features by browsing through the 4 tabs: Nimbuzz (buddy-list), Chats, Phone Calls, and Messaging.

But there is more! We have a huge list of updates for you this time:

• Sort your buddy-list by favorites. People you communicate with most, appear at the top of your buddy-list.
• Choose your favorite ringtones for new chats, messages, and calls.
• Directly make NimbuzzOut calls from the Phone Calls tab; always see what your current NimbuzzOut credit and username are.
• Pressing the red “hang-up” button now hides Nimbuzz instead of exiting.

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We have just released our new iPhone version of Nimbuzz to bridge the 3G VoIP gap, and also turn the iPod Touch into an iPhone.

With free Wi-Fi calls to instant messaging buddies already available, we have added a full dial-pad, and the ability to make VoIP calls to landlines and mobile phones at significantly reduced rates with NimbuzzOut, and via our 10 VoIP partners including Gizmo5, Vyke, sipgate and A1.

Turn your iPod Touch into an iPhone! Make calls over Wi-Fi via NimbuzzOut or via your VoIP provider. You can even see the available NimbuzzOut credit you have directly on the dial pad! Just use the Apple headset with a microphone.

If Wi-Fi is unavailable you can make VoIP calls to Nimbuzz buddies using Nimbuzz Dial-Up VoIP in over 50 countries.

P.S.: We are experimenting with Twitter, and you can post to Twitter via the Personal Message feature! Try it. Your comments are always welcome, so please feel free to give feedback.

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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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Yes, it’s here! Nimbuzz brings free calls, chat, messaging, and more to the iPhone and iPod Touch!

• Landscape-chat makes it easy and fast to type
• Call your IM buddies all over the world for free on your Wifi connection: Windows Live Messenger (MSN), Google Talk
• Chat with social network friends: Facebook, MySpace, Gadu-Gadu, studiVZ, Hyves

You can find Nimbuzz in the iTunes App Store.

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