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Just a small update about the wonderful free Opera Mini™. The application is now out of the Beta stage and has been released as a final version. All the bugs which were found in the Beta version have been removed and the browser is working better and faster than ever!

You can download this fantastic browser from it’s Official Website
www.operamini.com

In my last post about Opera Mini™ (which you can read here) I raved about how good & fast the Opera Mini™browser was. And now it just got even better with it’s new 4.1 Beta release. As this is a Beta release, there might be a few bugs, but it’s so good that I’m now using it as my primary browser in my Nokia E61i.

Update May 2008: Version 4.1 is now out of Beta and a final version has been released!

Now Opera Mini™ opens up websites faster.

Opera upgraded their servers & Opera Mini now receives your requested web pages up to 50% faster. You can now access your favorite websites even faster, with Desktop-like speeds.

While typing URL’s of websites, Opera Mini™ Beta now suggests completions making writing addresses a breeze!

There are a lot of other new improvements too. Read the rest here

Download Opera Mini from it’s Website

Official Website http://www.operamini.com/

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Time and again, blogs and websites have written about this great piece of software, and rightly so, because this application deserves all the praise it can get. Out of all the free applications I have used in my Nokia E61i, one of the best and highly recommended free application is Opera Mini™.



It has completely changed my experience of browsing the internet & websites in my cellphone. A lot of people may say “but there already is a Built-in web browser in the Nokia E61i, so why not use that?” Well, the answer to that question is really simple, Nokia’s built-in browser is really good, and it also opens some Flash websites which Opera Mini™ doesn’t, but the downside of Nokia’s Built-in browser is that it gives “Memory Full” error when I try to open heavy websites.

Now, that’s where Opera Mini™ wins. You will never get a “Memory Full” error even when visiting the heaviest websites, and it’s super-fast browsing is an addiction.

Nokia’s Built-in browser opens websites as they are in reality. You can Zoom In or Zoom Out the web pages, but Nokia’s Built-In Browser will not resize the pages, so browsing is usually very slow and causes “Memory Full” problems. Whereas, Opera Mini’s mobile software uses a remote server to pre-process web pages before sending them to your phone. Web content is compressed to reduce the size of data transfers, enabling fast browsing experience at low costs even on simpler phones. The resizing makes browsing faster and this also saves your phone from facing memory problems.

I use both, Nokia’s Built-in Browser as well as Opera Mini™, depending on the kind of website I’m going to visit. But 90% of the time, I go for Opera Mini™.

Opera Mini will save History and it’s extremely easy to create Bookmarks as well.

So, if you still haven’t given Opera Mini™ a try, do it right now, it’s absolutely free and I strongly recommend it.

You can download Opera Mini™ from it’s Official Website:
http://www.operamini.com/

eBuddy is an excellent free mobile messenger which I use very often. It supports all Java-enabled phones of all companies like Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola etc.

eBuddy works with:
Windows Live Messenger,
AOL Instant Messenger,
Yahoo!™ Instant Messenger,
Google Talk™

Some screenshots of eBuddy Beta Mobile Messenger

To get eBuddy Beta Mobile Messenger, point your phone browser to http://get.ebuddy.com. You will be asked to download eBuddy, click on Download, select your phone and it will install automatially. That’s it!

For more information on eBuddy Beta Mobile Messenger visit http://www.ebuddy.com/mobilebeta/

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Palringo is a good free mobile messenger with support for Symbian S60 3rd Edition phones, Windows Mobile as well as Java Application for Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson etc.

Palringo works with:
Windows Live Messenger,
ICQ,
AOL Instant Messenger,
Yahoo!™ Instant Messenger,
Google Talk™,
Jabber,
Gadu-Gadu

Screenshots of Palringo Messenger


Key Features

• Chat with friends by speaking or texting
• Leave messages when contacts aren’t online
• Instantly see status of contacts
• Contact users of other popular IM systems
• Works independently of network provider

Download all versions of Palringo Messenger here http://www.palringo.com/download.php
Or,
Download Symbian Palringo Messenger (S60 3rd Edition Version)

EQO is a free mobile messenger from which gives the ability to send FREE IMs from your mobile to anyone on

MSN,
AIM,
Yahoo,
Google Talk,
QQ (NEW!),
ICQ and
Jabber

For the Java version go and register at www.eqo.com

EQO is originally a free Java messenger, but they have also released a Beta Symbian version for S60 3rd Edition phones. This Symbian application is a Beta version, so there might be bugs. You can send your beta feedback to beta@eqo.com or post in their Symbian Beta Forum.

S60 3rd Edition Nokia Symbian Supported Models:
Nokia 3250, 5500, 5700, 6110 Navigator, 6120, 6121 classic, 6290, E50, E51, E60, E61, E61i, E62, E65, E70, E90, N71, N73, N75, N76, N77, N80, N81, N82, N91, N92, N93, N93i, N95

Screenshot of Signing Up for EQO Messenger

Screenshot of available IM services in EQO Messenger

Download EQO Symbian Beta version (S60 3rd Edition) from here http://www.eqo.com/symbian
Or
Download the Symbian Beta EQO Messenger

Nimbuzz is another free mobile messenger. Nimbuzz was previously a Java application, but now it has also released a native Symbian Beta application for use with S60 3rd Edition phones. The symbian version integrates very nicely with symbian phones. As the Symbian Nimbuzz is still in Beta version, there could be some bugs.

Currently Nimbuzz is available in both Java as well as Symbian versions. So if you don’t have a Symbian S60 3rd Edition phone, you can install the Java version.

Nimbuzz works with
Skype,
Google Talk™,
AOL Instant Messenger
Windows Live Messenger,
Yahoo! Instant Messenger
Jabber
Myspace
Facebook

Download Nimbuzz free Messenger from it’s Official Website http://www.nimbuzz.com/
Or
Download the Symbian Nimbuzz Messenger (S60 3rd Edition) Beta Version