The "two-factor" verification system, which will be optional, asks users to register a phone number, e-mail account and six-digit code that would have to be entered, via text message, each time they log in to the site.

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"There is an increase in the nomophobic population in India because the number of mobile phone users has increased, " said Dr. Sanjay Dixit, one the researchers and the head of the Indian Journal of Community Medicine.

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If users want to be able to hand out their phone number and address, for whatever reason, then they can give applications permission to access it.

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The app allows users to not only share the standard name, company, email and phone number, but also their Facebook address, Twitter handle, LinkedIn profile and more.

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In my experience, people who have Windows Phone-powered smartphones love them, but the number of users is a drop in the ocean compared to Android and iOS users.

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Travel app Orbitz, meanwhile, which offers a dedicated support tab and contact email alongside its contact form and phone number, avoided the trend of its industry to be dragged down by unhappy users with trip complications.

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Many VoIP providers have sold this as a feature, pointing out that users can get online anywhere in the world and still place and receive phone calls from the same phone number.

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