January 7th, 2016 5:59 PM 7 COMMENTS

WeChat Out feature allows calls to mobile and landline phones

WeChat has announced that it has launched a new feature, WeChat Out, which will allow users to call their family, friends, and others on their mobile and landline phone numbers. Currently, this feature is available only in India, China, and the US, but the company states that it will make the feature available in more regions in the near future. This new feature is similar to Skype Out or Viber... Read More

January 5th, 2015 4:19 PM 24 COMMENTS

Instant Messengers in 2014 and what to expect in 2015

2014 has been a tremendous year for Instant messengers. The category attracted more investment and innovation since Facebook acquired WhatsApp back in February for whooping $19B. What’s interesting about this category is that there’s no clear winner, as of yet. WhatsApp itself was slow to rule the US market, it first gained momentum in Spain and other asian countries. With time, many players entered the market like Viber, Hike, Facebook messenger and WeChat.... Read More

April 16th, 2014 1:02 AM 53 COMMENTS

Are WhatsApp & Viber A Real Threat To Indian Telecom Operators? We find out.

The IM (instant messaging) and VoIp apps like WhatsApp and Viber who provide free unlimited messages and voice/video calls respectively have taken over the world by storm. The total number of messages sent and received through WhatsApp per day have now overtook the total number of SMSes sent and received everyday. WhatsApp has disrupted the IM market in the same way how Skype did to international calling market. [caption id="attachment_116080" align="aligncenter"... Read More

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