Viber, WeChat, Snapchat, MessageMe, other instant messaging apps help elderly remain connected

When Aditya Dubey took up a job in Sydney five years ago, his elderly parents had mixed feelings — they were happy for his success, but saddened by the fact that he would be so far away and practically inaccessible.
There was, of course, the telephone, but even the weekly calls were a financial burden.
So Aditya’s father Dharam Prakash Dubey, 68, and his mother Manjushree, 69, though not exactly tech-savvy, began using technology to keep in touch — first experimenting with emai