The arrival of WhatsApp was no doubt a breath of fresh air for regular mobile users as for the first time, there could be an exchange of messages, phones and even videos and that too for free. Its features like sending free SMS, images, and videos, ability to share our real-time location with friends and its availability to all Mobile platforms like Android, Windows phone, Symbian, Blackberry, and iOS only make this brilliant new application too great to be resisted.

By any measure, such an app is exactly what a present-day mobile user would desire and with the widespread availability of wifi and 3G, its attraction only has further increased.

With the WhatsApp gaining more popularity, it was only a matter of time before computer too joined in and now this hot new messaging technology available on PC, interconnectivity has further increased among people. PC users now too can benefit from free messaging and services.

Already the frenzy that WhatsApp has caused in the mobile phone market and how it has attracted a large customer base can be judged by the fact that it has forced the likes of Facebook to offer a whopping $19 billion for its acquisition. And with the mobile phones’ number further increasing especially in the developing world, the bright future that exists for this app is clearly visible.