WhatsApp Messenger is now officially available on Android Market and it is FREE for the first year. As comparison, Blackberry users pay US$1.99/year with 90 days free trial while iPhone users pay a one time US$0.99. Nokia users however are also paying US$1.99/year but they similarly get to enjoy it free for the first year as well. So it is quite likely Android users will pay $1.99 after that.

According to WhatsApp via twitter, the new Android version features Google’s c2dm which is “cloud-2-device” push service. This helps to reduce battery consumption for extended battery life.

So what are you waiting for? You can search it up on the Market or download via AppBrain here.

In another update, there’s a new version for Nokia users that supports WiFi. To download the latest WhatsApp 2.1.15 for Nokia, click here.

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WhatsApp is a messaging app which initially allows messages to be sent between iPhone and Blackberries. Just recently they launched its public Beta for Nokia S60 handsets while Android users are being left out.

Suddenly, some folks at XDA Developers forum discovered a direct link of WhatsApp beta for Android.

You can download WhatsApp Beta for Android directly here.

Get it now and keep in touch with your iPhone, Blackberry and Nokia S60 friends on WhatsApp.

Note: Some users reported having authorisation issues. Some suggested activating at different times of the day or after a couple of hours later. We tried to activate now but we still can’t get past “Provide your name” screen. Let’s see if we have better luck tomorrow morning.

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UPDATE 20100715 1135: WhatsApp BETA for Nokia is for S60 3rd and 5th Edition. FREE for 90 days and after that is chargeable at US$1.99 per year.

WhatsAPP is an IM app which allows you to communicate across iPhone and Blackberry users. The beauty of WhatsApp is that it works in SMS-like manner and it utilises notification services which is more efficient compared to most IM apps.

We have been waiting for it to extend to Android and Symbian which will make it the universal IM for all mainstream devices. Today, it was revealed that the BETA version for Symbian is now available for download.

Download it now at http://www.whatsapp.com/nokia/

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