Viber releases update with improved call UI and stickers on android, iOS

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 11:18

Messaging app Viber has released an upgrade on its Android and iOS apps that brings new features to the app.

Viber releases latest update: Key things you want to know

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 14:03

Viber has released its latest update (v5.5) for Android and iOS users, with a number of improvements designed to make sharing within the app more intuitive and fun.

Now, dictate messages on WhatsApp, Viber, WeChat with Google Now

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 16:17

Google plans to add more support for apps and languages in the future.

Regulate all messaging, voice call apps: Assocham

Last Updated: Sunday, July 19, 2015, 17:21

Welcoming the proposal to regulate domestic Internet call services provided by apps like WhatsApp and Viber, industry body Assocham has said that the government should expand the scope of regulation to all kind of communication services offered by over the top players.

Now, you may have to pay for local Skype, WhatsApp, Viber calls

Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2015, 11:14

A DoT panel has proposed regulation on Internet-based apps like Skype, Whatsapp and Viber by putting them on par with services offered by telecom operators.

Viber makes it count, India users top 40 million

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 19:13

Over the last one year, Viber has shown consistent growth in its user base in India, he added.

Net neutrality: DoT forms panel to examine impact on telcos

Last Updated: Friday, January 23, 2015, 20:32

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 Skype and Viber.

Airtel drops plans to charge extra for VoIP calls

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 11:19

Buckling under pressure, leading telecom player Bharti Airtel has dropped its plans to charge extra for internet voice calls or VoIP service available through apps like Skype and Viber.

Airtel to charge extra for VoIP calls: How it will impact customers

Last Updated: Saturday, December 27, 2014, 17:03

Based on standard rates, usage of each GB of data for VoIP on 3G network will cost about Rs 4,000 and while the same on 2G netwrok will cost about Rs 10,000.

Airtel stands by decision to charge extra for VoIP calls

Last Updated: Friday, December 26, 2014, 19:57

The company defended its position despite Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying yesterday that the government would look into the matter.

Govt to look into Airtel's plan to charge for internet calls

Last Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2014, 17:12

Government will look into Airtel's plan to charge separately for internet call services (VoIP) offered by apps like Skype, Viber and Line that will cost up to Rs 10,000 per GB on 2G network and up to Rs 4,000 per GB on 3G network to a user.

Airtel to charge for internet calls; to cost Rs 10K/GB on 2G

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 17:02

Bharti Airtel customers will now have to pay more -- Rs 10,000 per GB on 2G network -- for making calls on Skype, Viber or other apps, as the operator has decided to charge extra for VoIP service (voice calls over Internet).