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  Supreme Court to hear plea on banning WhatsApp for security reasons

  June 24, 2016 10:52 IST

  New Delhi: Popular messaging app WhatsApp can soon be banned in India due to security issues. A petition was filed against the end-to-end encryption launched by the company recently. According to the petition the encryption

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  WhatsApp becomes undisputed king of messaging apps, leads market by huge margin: Report

  May 25, 2016 18:26 IST

  New Delhi: If there is one name that has enabled people to stay connected across the world in today’s time, it is WhatsApp. In a short span of time, this Facebook-owned instant messaging mobile application

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  After WhatsApp, Viber to encrypt user conversations

  April 19, 2016 22:38 IST

  Following the footsteps of larger rival WhatsApp, instant messaging app Viber will encrypt user messages to protect texts and calls on its platform

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  Calling landline numbers from WhatsApp and Viber could be a reality soon

  March 29, 2016 18:17 IST

  New Delhi: Calling on a landline or mobile phone number from services like Skype, WhatsApp or Viber could soon be possible. An inter-ministerial panel of the government has been arranged for inter-connect agreements between

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  Regulate all messaging, voice call apps: Assocham

  July 19, 2015 23:23 IST

  New Delhi: Welcoming the proposal to regulate domestic Internet call services provided by apps like WhatsApp and Viber, industry body Assocham said the government should expand the scope of regulation to all kind of communication

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  Local calls on WhatsApp, Viber, Skype may no longer be free

  July 17, 2015 10:23 IST

  New Delhi: In a move that can end the free regime for domestic calls made through Internet messenger services such as WhatsApp, Viber and Skype, a high-level panel has suggested that they be benchmarked against

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  Viber hits 40 million registered user mark in India

  April 23, 2015 13:32 IST

  Viber, a direct competition to VOIP services like Skype that offers high-quality audio calls to users globally, has said that it has crossed 40 million registered users in India.In December 2013, the app's users were 

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  PM's public chat on Viber biggest in India

  India | March 17, 2015 17:21 IST

  New Delhi: Viber, a global mobile messaging and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) company, said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Public Chat on the app has become the biggest till date in India.Modi

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  Messaging App Viber launches gaming service for its users worldwide

  February 27, 2015 21:10 IST

  Messaging app Viber has quietly made its games service available for all users worldwide following a two month pilot in five countries.Viber has initially launched three games for users in Belarus, Malaysia, Israel, Singapore and

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  TRAI's consultation paper on Viber, Skype to bring them under a licencing regime soon

  February 16, 2015 13:33 IST

  New Dellhi: Sectoral regulator Trai is likely to come up with a consultation paper on over-the-top (OTT) players like Skype, Viber and Line by the end of this month seeking comments on issues such as

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  DoT forms panel to examine impact of net neutrality on telecom operators

  January 27, 2015 13:02 IST

  New Delhi: The Department of Telecom has formed a panel to examine economic impact of implementation of net neutrality principle on the sector, following some operators bid to charge extra for voice call services like

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  Priyanka Chopra excited about 'public chat' with fans

  Bollywood | January 21, 2015 13:18 IST

  New Delhi: Actress Priyanka Chopra is upbeat about engaging in a public chat with her fans via Viber, a mobile communications app offering free messaging and high definition quality calls.Viber Tuesday announced the launch of

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  Airtel drops plan to charge extra for Viber, Skype calls

  December 29, 2014 16:04 IST

  New Delhi: Amid widespread criticism, Bharti Airtel on Monday decided to defer its decision to charge extra for phone calls made using free messaging services such as Skype and Viber apps on phones and tablets."In

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  Bharti Airtel users to pay more for making calls on Skype, Viber

  December 24, 2014 17:41 IST

  New Delhi: Bharti Airtel customers will now have to pay extra if they are making calls on Skype, Viber or other apps using their mobile data packs as the operator has decided to charge standard

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  Messaging app Viber targets 30 million users in India by year-end

  April 13, 2014 15:36 IST

  New Delhi: Considering India as one of its priority markets, Viber - provider of mobile application that allows free voice calls and text messaging - is aiming to increase its user base here to 30