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When Swedish nationals Nami Zarringhalam and Alan Mamedi founded Truecaller in 2009, they didn’t have India on their radar, not even remotely. They had built the caller-id app for personal use, to screen calls from angry companies who wanted reviews…

It’s No Holds Barred In The Video Chat War

by Connect@GreyhoundG.comNovember 24, 2016June 17, 2017Leave a comment

Last week, the world’s most used instant messaging service WhatsApp added a new feature to its already popular platform. The Facebook-owned company launched a video calling facility which allows users to see others while talking. Just a few months earlier…

Users Voice Concern Over WhatsApp Sharing Phone Numbers With Facebook

by Connect@GreyhoundG.comAugust 26, 2016October 1, 2016Leave a comment

Even as analysts said that WhatsApp’s decision to change its privacy policy, which entails sharing users’ account info with parent Facebook, is not a user friendly move, they believe most consumers will stick with the platform and not migrate to…

Father didn’t tell him to, but Kavin Mittal took a Hike

by Connect@GreyhoundG.comFebruary 9, 2016Leave a comment

Hike Messenger’s new office at the Aerocity in Delhi was designed by Kavin Mittal, its 27-year-old CEO. That is in keeping with Mittal’s career choices; he chooses to build his own things. He could have joined any of the several…

True Caller to expand presence in India

by Connect@GreyhoundG.comJuly 8, 2015Leave a comment

India, which is the largest market for the app, has about 80 million users of Truecaller. Truecaller, a caller identification app launched by Stockholm-based True Software Scandinavia AB, expects to double its user base globally to 300 million, with half the…

Directi launches voice app Ringo, allows to make overseas calls without internet

by Connect@GreyhoundG.comJanuary 14, 2015June 2, 2016Leave a comment

Directi has launched an app, Ringo, which allows users to make overseas calls without the Internet, Wi-Fi or carrier minutes at rates that it claims are about 70% lower than those offered by mobile phone companies and credit based calls…

Skype to discontinue calls to Indian landline and mobile numbers

by Connect@GreyhoundG.comOctober 7, 2014Leave a comment

Microsoft's Skype has announced that from November 10 it would stop calls from Skype to cellular or landline numbers in India. The calls between Skype to Skype users, using internet connection, would continue to work normally. Commenting on the development,…

Category: Messaging & Collaboration

Truecaller’s True Calling

It’s No Holds Barred In The Video Chat War

True Caller to expand presence in India

Directi launches voice app Ringo, allows to make overseas calls without internet

Skype to discontinue calls to Indian landline and mobile numbers

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