Slick IM Updated - My Favorite S60 Instant Messenger Now Has Full Theme Support

I've always been a huge fan of Slick Instant Messenger because of the amazingly simple layout that makes sense on a mobile device and the stability of the application. The customization is great and all the necessary IM protocols are included. Since I very rarely use Skype calling I don't need to always use something like Fring or Nimbuzz.

Slick IM was recently upgraded to include full theme support, one of my most wanted features in the past. Before the interface colors were customizable but never really blended well with my theme. Read on for more information...

Features:

• Supported protocols: ICQ, Yahoo, AIM, MSN, Google Talk, Jabber
• Text messaging
• Emoticons
• Alerts - sound, backlight, vibration, notify window displaying number of new messages
• Group and buddy management (add, delete, rename)
• Message history
• File transfer - send and receive files
• Sending / receiving offline messages
• Downloading files sent as links
• More features to be added

Another important feature is Access Points. You can specify your main access point which is my home WLAN, and an alternate access point which is my AT&T data connection.

All of these features and the recent update with theme support makes Slick IM the best instant messenger experience for the Nokia N82, in my opinion. Not to mention it's FREE!

Click here to download Slick Instant Messenger.

If you already have it installed launch it and go to Options > Tools > Program Update.

Are you also a fan of Slick IM? If not, what S60 instant messaging application do you use?

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Free Instant Messaging Application: Octro For Your Nokia N82

This is a brand spanking new free instant messaging application called Octro for your Nokia N82. It's late here where I live, about to go to sleep so I don't have much time to test it out or show you screenshots yet. I installed it and managed to login to my Google Talk and AIM screen names just fine and chatted with a few friends. I'll get a chance to test it out more tomorrow and see its effects on the battery life and all that. Usually I use Slick instant messenger, which I haven't talked about here at the blog but you can read my review at Symbian Addict. Keep in mind Octro uses data instead of texts, so make sure you have an unlimited data package.

Here's a list of it's many features Octro can do....

• Always on connected to Google Talk/Jabber with MSN, AIM, ICQ and Yahoo transports
• Complete VOIP product. Access to PSTN.
• Supports Low Bandwidth Codec (even works with EDGE/GPRS/CDMA).
• Streamlined UI. Optimized for one-handed operation. Today Screen on Pocket PC. Home Screen support for Smartphone.
• Extremely fast P2P file transfer. Quick picture messaging.
• Low CPU usage. Only VOIP product that works on Treo 700w (300 MHz processor).
• Secure and Encrypted connection to GoogleTalk. Google Talk messages are encrypted using industry standard TLS/SSL.
• Message Archiving in your GMail Account.
• Share files with your buddies (automated file transfer).
• Access your computer remotely. Install OctroTalk for Windows on your desktop, and share a folder with OctroTalk on your Mobile.
• Support for GroupChat/Conferencing. OctroTalk lets you create/join Jabber conference rooms.

Click here to try out Octro for your Nokia N82 and let me know what you think. I''ll give a better in depth review tomorrow and compare it to my favorite IM application called Slick.

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