With TechCrunch’s Robin Wauters and Michael Arrington speculating about the future of ICQ and in so doing giving many users, who have never heard of Naspers before, some insight into our mobile and online investments. This post does not comment on their speculation but instead will focus on the various Google Android applications developed by the companies MIH has invested in.
Nimbuzz for Android.
Nimbuzz is a mobile instant messaging and social networking client available on most mobile phone handsets including Google Android. Skype, Windows Live Messenger (MSN), Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, AIM, studiVZ, GoogleTalk, Facebook, MySpace, Jabber and many more are supported.
News24 for Android
News24 is the number 1 news site in South Africa. Features of the Andoid app include:
- Up to the second news, sport, finance, motoring and entertainment news
- View current and 7 day weather forecast
- Local restaurant search
- Customisable homescreen widget – select content and set refresh rates
- Share content, provide feedback & choose start-up view
- Easy tabbed navigation
- Touchscreen or TrackBall interface – with haptic feedback (vibration) option
- Read stories in portrait or landscape mode
MXit for Android
MXit is an Instant messaging and social networking platform for mobile phones. Founded in South Africa it now has millions of users throughout the world.
This list of Android applications are all available to download in the Android Market Place. As the various companies develop and release new Android applications it will be updated here.
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December 23rd, 2009 at 9:14 pm
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December 24th, 2009 at 8:09 am
Nimbuzz brings IM and social messaging service on Android devices though Truphone and Vopium are pioneers in releasing andriod apps for VoIP calls but Nimbuzz is best for IM feature.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
I am really enjoying the News24 app for Android. How much effort would it be to adapt the app to Nuus24?
January 13th, 2010 at 10:22 am
avesse – i don’t think it’d require much effort, Will ask the guys
May 12th, 2010 at 3:12 am
The biggest asset the Nexus One has over any different Android device is updates. Since it arrives straight from Google, us N1 possessors will be loving 2.2 while previous phones are even so being updated with 2.1.