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Title: Viber plays catch-up with GIFs and video messages Post by: HCK on December 22, 2016, 04:05:15 pm Viber plays catch-up with GIFs and video messages
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Once upon a time you needed two free messaging apps on your phone: WhatsApp for free text messages worldwide, and Viber (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3058231/privacy/viber-joins-whatsapp-and-apple-with-end-to-end-message-encryption.html) for free voice calls. But over the years those two apps (and many others) have become more and more similar—though with unique features available on each.</p><p>Now, Viber is upping its chat game with a few new additions that feel more like the messaging app is playing catch-up with the competition rather than breaking new ground.</p><h2>Video messages</h2> <figure class="medium right"><a class="zoom" href="https://cms-images.idgesg.net/images/article/2016/12/vibervideo-100700085-orig.jpg"><img src="(http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2016/12/vibervideo-100700085-medium.jpg)" border="0" alt="vibervideo" width="300" height="600"/>[/url] <small class="credit">Viber</small> <figcaption> <p>Viber’s new recorded video feature.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3152127/mobile/viber-plays-catch-up-with-gifs-and-video-messages.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Viber plays catch-up with GIFs and video messages (http://www.macworld.com/article/3152127/mobile/viber-plays-catch-up-with-gifs-and-video-messages.html#tk.rss_all) |