Zoom’s avatars now let you appear as a cartoon version of yourselfMeeting templates, threaded reactions and Q&As are also arriving soon.By W. Shanklin, 01.05.2023
Microsoft Teams takes on Facebook groups with community hubsYour company's video chat app can now organize your softball team.By J. Fingas, 12.07.2022
Microsoft Teams makes it easier to host meetings using sign languageVideo chats are now friendlier to people who are deaf or hard of hearing.By J. Fingas, 11.18.2022
Microsoft's Teams Premium service uses AI to recap your meetingsPremium can also translate live captions and help with virtual appointments.By J. Fingas, 10.12.2022
Zoom suffered a major outage that may have cancelled your video meetingsHopefully your coworkers sent email instead.By J. Fingas, 09.15.2022
Google decided having two apps called Meet was a good ideaDuo's name change will make things awkward for a while.By J. Fingas, 08.03.2022
Zoom brings end-to-end encryption to its cloud phone serviceE2EE protection is coming to meeting breakout rooms as well.By K. Holt, 07.21.2022
Microsoft Teams is using AI to prevent awkward interruptions in video callsThe technology can also minimize echoes and other voice chat hassles.By J. Fingas, 06.13.2022
Meta adds a new ‘Calls’ tab to MessengerThe company said that daily calls on the messaging app have increased by 40 percent since 2020. By A. Khalid, 06.01.2022
Google is merging Duo and Meet into a single video calling platformThe resulting service will be known as Google Meet. By I. Bonifacic, 06.01.2022
Zoom's desktop apps now respond to raised hands and thumbs-up gesturesYou can send a reaction without clicking anything.By J. Fingas, 04.20.2022
Zoom releases fix for Mac bug that keeps mics active after callsSome people found that their mics kept working even after their calls and meeting. By M. Moon, 02.12.2022
Dell put a 4K webcam in its new 4K video conferencing monitorIt also has a contrast ratio of 2000:1 thanks to a new IPS technology. By I. Bonifacic, 01.04.2022
Portal users can now bring sign language interpreters into video callsYou can use sign language regardless of who you're talking to.By J. Fingas, 12.16.2021
Microsoft Teams adds end-to-end encryption for one-on-one callsYour conversations should be that much more secure.By J. Fingas, 12.14.2021
FaceTime calls finally seem to be working in the UAEWhether this is a permanent change or a brief reprieve isn't clear.By J. Fingas, 10.10.2021
Amazon's Fire TV Cube works with Zoom, if you have a webcamYou will also need a second-generation model.By I. Bonifacic, 07.29.2021
Google's Workspace suite is now available to anyonePlus, Google Chat is getting more Slack-like.By C. Low, 06.14.2021
Microsoft Teams is ready for 'friends and family'After almost a year in preview, Teams has a bunch of new features for personal use.By N. Ingraham, 05.17.2021
Zoom has special access to your iPad's cameraIt's meant to help with multitasking, but other apps can't use it.By J. Fingas, 05.08.2021