From snowmen to Viber: Bizarre bans in Saudi Arabia

Women behind the wheel, movie theaters and now snowmen! Everyday things in the outside world are prohibited in Saudi Arabia’s incredibly conservative society. Rediff.com compiles a list......

Sri Lanka restores social media platforms after 15 hours

The Sri Lankan government on Sunday lifted the ban it had imposed on social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram after declaring a nationwide public emergency and......

Sri Lanka imposes curfew, blocks social media amid protests

The Sri Lankan government on Sunday blocked social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram after declaring a nationwide public emergency and imposing a 36-hour curfew......

Tinder, PUBG among 89 apps army asks troops to delete

The Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including Facebook, TikTok, Tinder, PUBG and Instagram to plug leakage of information, said sources. Snapchat,......

Telcos not against Skype, WhatsApp: Bharti

Telecom operators are not opposed to over-the-top service providers like Skype, Viber, WhatsApp but looking to work in synergy with them, Bharti Enterprises Vice Chairman Akhil Gupta said on......

Bharti Airtel drops move to charge more for VoIP calls

VoIP services include communications applications such as Skype, Line and Viber Bharti Airtel Ltd dropped a plan on Monday to charge clients extra for Internet communication services such as Skype,......

Route Mobile IPO: Company's signal stays strong on surge in Cloud adoption

The gains came on expectations that the company will post strong growth given its presence in application to peer services and the fast-growing communication platform as a service segment. IMAGE:......

WhatsApp has one billion users

WhatsApp competes with messaging apps like LINE, Viber and Hike in India. Mobile messaging app WhatsApp on Tuesday said it has crossed the one billion user milestone globally with the addition of......

Tendulkar's Viber public chat first to hit one million followers

Viber, the mobile communications app offering free messaging and HD-quality calls, has announced that iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's public chathas become the first to exceed one......