Popular messaging app Viber, which already boasts 200 million users, now has you covered on your PC and Mac desktop computers as well as your smartphones and tablets.<\/p>\n
The app, which allows users to send free instant messages and telephone calls, is one of a leading group of services such as Skype, Whats App and Google Voice which are challenging the business models of mobile carriers and other telecommunications companies with their low-cost and no-cost services.<\/p>\n
“People spend a substantial amount of time on their smartphones. However, a lot of that usage takes place at home or in the office, where they have laptops or desktops close by,” Viber CEO Talmon Marco said in a statement, explaining the need for the desktop extension.<\/p>\n
Besides working on desktops Viber 3.0 also includes video messages and the ability to toggle from one device to another with a single click or tap.<\/p>\n
Viber is available in 27 languages and 193 countries and claims to be adding 400,000 new customers a day. While its 200-million user base is impressive, it still has a long way to go to match Skype, which boasts [1-billion] users.<\/p>\n
BlackBerry Messenger for Android, iOS announced<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Just.me multimedia messaging app launched<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n