Facebook Buys Whatsapp

India an important market if we want to reach 1 billion users: WhatsApp's Jan Koum

WhatsApp founder Jan Koum has said that India is an important market, if the app aims to hit the one billion mark.

After $19 bn WhatsApp deal, Facebook and Zuckerberg are riding high

Just 18 months after appearing at risk of getting crushed by the swelling mobile wave, the No 1 social network is riding high.

WhatsApp apologises, says router caused 3 hour outage

WhatsApp founder Jan Koum on Sunday issued an apology and blamed a network router for Saturday's outage of the mobile messaging app.

WhatsApp goes down for 3 hours, days after $19 bn Facebook deal

WhatsApp, the rapidly expanding mobile messaging app, suffered an outage for more than three hours on Saturday.

Facebook take note: WhatsApp isn't a hit everywhere in Asia

WhatsApp has been a strong player in Asia, but in the past year has faced strong competition from LINE and WeChat.

$19 billon Facebook deal analysis: WhatsApp's simplicity is its big plus and minus

For many Silicon Valley insiders the price tag proved difficult to swallow, especially if WhatsApp's business model and product roadmap doesn't evolve.

Google tried to keep WhatsApp away from Facebook, was reportedly ready to top $19 billion

It’s been reported that Google first offered a humble $10 billion to buy WhatsApp at one point, and then went on to offer to beat Facebook's $19 billion.

Facebook-WhatsApp deal: Despite no ads, the $19 bilion sum might be worth it

For Facebook, this is clearly the biggest tech deal.

WhatsApp founders crashed Zuckerberg's Valentines day plans to make $19 bn deal

The Facebook - WhatsApp deal was struck over a plate of chocolate covered strawberries that were intended for Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan on Valentines Day.

No ads, no games, no gimmicks: WhatsApp founders' early struggles highlight magnitude of Facebook deal