The VOIP communications company with its roots in mobile announced today that it has hit the 200 million user mark - startlingly fast growth for the young company which had 140 million users just in December. That’s perhaps not surprising, as the company is growing at mobile speed - it was the ninth most-downloaded app on Google Play as of March, 2013. Skype has been the de-facto leader in desktop audio and video communication for years, but its days at the top may be numbered if relatively young upstart Viber continues to grow at its current pace.

You can seamlessly switch devices while messaging and even transfer calls between your mobile and desktop.”

With Viber Desktop you always get to use the most convenient device. “However, a lot of that usage takes place at home or in the office, where they have laptops or desktops close by. “People spend a substantial amount of time on their smartphones,” Viber CEO Talmon Marco said in a statement. It seamlessly syncs contacts between devices, silently and continuously, and it shows your received and sent messages on all your Viber-equipped devices. With its new desktop client, Viber can seamlessly transfer calls between mobile and laptop, handy if you need to get out of the office in the middle of a call.

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