Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten announced its purchase of messaging app Viber for $900 million earlier today. Based in Cyprus, Viber is used by 200 million people worldwide to make free phone calls ...

Recent reports of messaging firm Viber’s acquisition were correct – except for the price and the buyer. It’s not an Asian messaging firm that has picked up the Israeli-Cypriot outfit; it’s an Asian ...

Last month, Rakuten (JSD:4755) acquired Viber messaging app in a $900 million deal as the Japanese ecommerce titan tries to diversify and be more social. Today, Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani spoke out ...

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 ...

RAKUTEN Viber today announced that it has introduced a seamless, in-app travel eSIM service, offering great value and instant connectivity to travelers. The first phase has rolled out in the ...

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 ...

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Messaging app Rakuten Viber has entered the eSIM market in the Philippines, offering Filipinos roaming services whenever they ...

Instant-messaging app Viber may not be as widely used as it once was, but the company has made it a mission in the new year to change that. It announced Viber 10, a redesign of the Viber app that’s ...

The Rakuten Viber chat app brought its $2-per-month premium subscription service to the US on Thursday, which provides exclusive features and ad-free access to the chat app. Viber Plus, which launched ...

Last month, WhatsApp, the hugely popular messaging service that Facebook owns, made end-to-end encryption the default for its 1 billion users. On Tuesday, Viber said it will do the same for the 700 ...

Viber Unveils Simultaneous Expansion to Three New Platforms, Brings Voice Calling to Windows Phone Version, and Adds Localization to iPhone App LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Viber, the leading mobile ...