Wednesday, August 7, 2013

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WhatsApp crossed the mark of 300 million users

WhatsApp crossed the mark of 300 million users



The popular mobile messenger WhatsApp less than two months the user base expanded by 50 million people a day and now processes more than 31 billion messages from over 300 million users worldwide. Less than two months ago, the developer messenger reported that its active user base has exceeded 250 million. Recall that WhatsApp work began about four years ago and during that time the main traffic for the company was a short message.

 Today, the messenger got more and voice communication. "We are pleased to announce that WhatsApp crossed the mark of 300 million people, it is the line that indicates what kind of research will be the communications platform of the 21st century," according to a statement received on developers WhatsApp. Also, the developers say that today they represent the function Voice Messaging - a new development, which will allow customers to messenger "to quickly and easily communicate with each other in real time." It is reported that the voice does not have any restrictions and users can share them as you like - regardless of the number of recipients or their distance from each other.

WhatsApp is a cross-platform instant messenger that works on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Symbian. Many users consider it as a simple and cheap alternative to SMS. In June the service said that every day he handles up to 27 billion messages per day. Now this figure has increased to 31 billion messages - 11 billion to 20 billion send and to receive. Today's voice service is an extension of the text of the functional and operates on a push-to-talk, so the audio messages embedded in the common text message thread.

 Send voice messages are very simple - you press a special button in the interface of the messenger and when released message out to the network. It is expected that the new feature will be available throughout the base during the day. Developers say the new voice function is to allow the service to expand the user base.
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