Jan Koum, CEO of WhatsApp, has no intention of building an app for desktop computers. WhatsApp is arguably the most successful independent mobile messaging app in the world, so Koum’s views have some ...

Viber, the popular cross-platform messaging service for smartphones, is no longer just for smartphones. The company has today launched new desktop applications that allow you to chat with friends; ...

Viber announces the release of Viber 4.1 for Android and iPhone which includes the full global launch of Viber Out, a new feature that allows users to make low-cost calls to any mobile or landline ...

Mere days after the Skype announced plans to integrate video calling with the Outlook.com web service, Viber has delivered a counterpunch with a new desktop app that lets you make free calls from Mac ...

Viber is one of the most downloaded apps in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. It is available to download for Windows PCs from Microsoft Store. Viber lets you make free calls and free ...

Along with claiming more than 200 million users worldwide, Viber's also taking this day to announce what it is referring to as the biggest update to the service yet. For starters, the Viber for ...

Third-party messaging applications are big business on mobile, with many users looking to break away from the expensive text messaging plans offered by carriers. WhatsApp is likely the most used of ...

Free mobile text and calling platform Viber is branching out to take on Skype with a new feature called Viber Out, which lets you call almost any phone around the world from within the app. Previously ...

Free-calling and texting services are already disrupting the old business model of making money through text messages. Now Viber, one of the biggest disruptors, is expanding its messaging to desktops ...

Mobile VoIP service Viber has decided to put down roots on the desktop, with the launch of OS X and Windows versions that turn the messaging system into a legitimate Skype alternative. The new Viber ...

Researchers demonstrate that a widely used mobile chat app not only sends some kinds of data in the open, it also stores it publicly online. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

HOUSTON -- Between Facebook, Skype, and SMS you probably use a lot of different apps to keep in contact with others. Viber may change that. This week it launched the PC and Mac version of its service, ...