wraggster
May 7th, 2013, 23:26
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Along with claiming more than 200 million users worldwide, Viber's also taking this day to announce what it is referring to as the biggest update to the service (http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/04/viber-voip-iphone-app-3g-calling-no-registration-and-totally/) yet. For starters, the Viber for Android and iOS (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/24/viber-voip-iphone-android-app-version-2-2/) applications have both been on the receiving end of a pretty meaningful refresh, following the recent introduction (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/13/mobile-miscellany/) of VoIP calling on older versions of BlackBerry OS. An all-new desktop app will, as of today, also be available to Viber users on a Mac or PC (Linux coming soon, we're told), packing in most of the features the service is well-known for but in a less-mobile form.
Folks using Viber's iOS and Android apps will see many changes to the overall user experience in version 3.0, including added support for video messages, a novel voice engine to help improve call quality, the ability to check contacts' online status and a completely redesigned interface. Meanwhile, the newly minted Viber Desktop features video calling and seamlessly integrates / syncs with the mobile offerings -- which makes things like being able to transfer ongoing voice calls between devices possible. While chatting with the company's CEO, Talmon Marco, he told us development forBlackBerry 10 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/30/blackberry-os-10-review/) is in its "advanced stages," adding that the latest Viber (http://www.engadget.com/tag/viber/) apps were built from the ground up and are all part of the goal to be better than other competing platforms.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/07/viber-desktop-and-ios-android-updates/
Along with claiming more than 200 million users worldwide, Viber's also taking this day to announce what it is referring to as the biggest update to the service (http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/04/viber-voip-iphone-app-3g-calling-no-registration-and-totally/) yet. For starters, the Viber for Android and iOS (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/24/viber-voip-iphone-android-app-version-2-2/) applications have both been on the receiving end of a pretty meaningful refresh, following the recent introduction (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/13/mobile-miscellany/) of VoIP calling on older versions of BlackBerry OS. An all-new desktop app will, as of today, also be available to Viber users on a Mac or PC (Linux coming soon, we're told), packing in most of the features the service is well-known for but in a less-mobile form.
Folks using Viber's iOS and Android apps will see many changes to the overall user experience in version 3.0, including added support for video messages, a novel voice engine to help improve call quality, the ability to check contacts' online status and a completely redesigned interface. Meanwhile, the newly minted Viber Desktop features video calling and seamlessly integrates / syncs with the mobile offerings -- which makes things like being able to transfer ongoing voice calls between devices possible. While chatting with the company's CEO, Talmon Marco, he told us development forBlackBerry 10 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/30/blackberry-os-10-review/) is in its "advanced stages," adding that the latest Viber (http://www.engadget.com/tag/viber/) apps were built from the ground up and are all part of the goal to be better than other competing platforms.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/07/viber-desktop-and-ios-android-updates/