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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