"Rakuten" acquiert l'application "Viber"

The Japanese company acquired (Rakuten) on Viber Media and their application on mobile phones and desktop computers , the value of this transaction is estimated at a whopping $ 900 million.

In light of the fierce competition on the market IM services , especially on smartphones among many applications and Kskaab Watts August and BBM and other application appears as a Viper applications immense popularity .

And a reminder of the application of the Viper can get VoIP calls via 3G and WiFi as well as send pictures and messages to other users , and the application is available on several platforms mounted , including Android and iOS as well as Windows Phone and BlackBerry ... , it also available on desktop computers on Windows , Mac and Lennox , and the company says that the application is more than 280 million active users across the world , but faced many accusations of spying on users.

And this acquisition is a coup for the Japanese company Rakuten you want positioning in the new field of various technical areas .