"You might have heard a little shout of joy back in August from a number of AAS writers and readers. That noise was the return of our prodigal application onto S60 3rd Edition. When Mobileways.de decided to update the classic Wireless IRC – previously only available on the 7650 and 3650 – to run on the latest S60 devices, a massive cheer went up around the Symbian fans still using #mobitopia as their chat channel.
I’ve covered why I think IRC is still an important factor in a Web 2.0 world back in the original Wireless IRC review (read it here) and most of that still stands. The core message is that a lot of people out there, mostly those of us who have been around a long time, are still using IRC as our chat rooms, and in many cases as a direct IM system. While people go on about Skype, MSN or AIM, there are other options, and to have them available on the phone is a great boon.
