Nimbuzz To Power Instant Messaging On Nokia Asha 311 Smartphones

The press release announces the association between Nimbuzz and Nokia to make Nimbuzz available across the new Nokia Asha smartphones. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) August 18, 2012 - Nimbuzz (www.nimbuzz.com), a leading cross-platform global communications solution in collaboration with Nokia India, announced today its association to power up free Nimbuzz messaging on Nokia Asha 311 Smartphones.

Nokia Asha 311 smartphone is a part of Nokia's 'connecting the next billion' strategy and offers numerous smarter experiences that enable the consumers to stay connected while on the go. Nimbuzz, preinstalled on the brand new Nokia Asha 311 smartphone offers free messaging & entertainment. The Nokia Asha 311, priced at Rs. 7139 (MRP), comes with a 3.2 Mega pixels camera, 1 GHz processor, and 3-inch scratch resistant capacitive touch screen, Nokia Music, 40 EA Games and Nokia Maps.

Nimbuzz on Nokia Asha 311 enables the user to stay connected with their Nimbuzz contacts as well as connect multiple IM in one screen. With unique data compression technology of Nokia Browser, consumers can experience Nimbuzz instant messaging without having to worry about data download charges. Nokia Browser compresses data up to 85%, making internet experience more affordable for the consumer.

The Nokia Asha 311 is a colorful, compact touch screen device that comes with all the features one would expect for a fun and easy mobile experience. It boasts a bright and colorful, 3-inch scratch resistant capacitive glass screen with polarization filters ensuring users get the best experience from the unique and visually entertaining user interface. The Nokia Asha 311 also features a 3.2MP camera and pre-installed Nokia Maps, in addition to the 15 level pre-bundled version of Angry Birds. The device will launch in Rose Red and Dark Grey colors followed by Blue, Sand White and Brown.

"With over 100 million users worldwide, Nimbuzz is one of the most popular applications for any Nokia Symbian smartphones. We are confident that we can replicate this success story for the Nokia Asha 311 devices as well." said Mr. Keshav Bajaj, VP - Business Development, Nimbuzz.

"The next billion consumer wants to stay connected on the go. Instant messaging services such as Nimbuzz are immensely popular with the youth. Nimbuzz is among the most downloaded apps on the Nokia Store; with over 40 million global downloads to date. We are confident that Nimbuzz on Nokia Asha 311 will excite the consumer," added Viral Oza, Director Marketing, Nokia India.

About Nimbuzz

Founded in 2006, Nimbuzz is a cross-platform communications platform that lets users make calls, send messages and share files through any mobile device, for free. With more than 100 million users and growing, Nimbuzz is the best way to meet, share and connect with friends and family around the world.

Through Nimbuzz, users can make free video and voice calls to other Nimbuzz users, while dramatically reduce the cost of calls to landline and mobile phones. Nimbuzz also lets users chat, call and share files between all major IM communities and Social networks, including Facebook, MSN, GTalk, Yahoo!, and Twitter.

At the heart of Nimbuzz is the live Contact list - an always-on, hyper-connected, dynamic address book, enhanced with "real-time-presence" showing at a glance who's online, offline, busy or away, their status messages, avatar pictures and social community activity. From here, users can launch free and cheap calls between each other, IM chat sessions, picture and file sharing, chat-room sessions, location based services and various other communication and interactive features.

The Nimbuzz developer platform provides a channel to more than 100 million users, across 200 countries, on nearly any device. To download Nimbuzz for free, visit http://www.nimbuzz.com/en/get/nimbuzz

About Nokia
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia.

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Shahnawaz Karim
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Nimbuzz
Shahnawaz ( @ ) nimbuzz dot com

Rahul Nag
Mob No: +91 9958644228
Vox Public Relations
Rahul.nag ( @ ) voxpr dot co.in

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