Skype testing short video messaging feature
Microsoft is launching a new Video Messages feature to allow Skype users to send short video snippets to each other up to three minutes long. The feature works in both online and offline mode and...
View ArticleSkype iOS apps updated with free and unlimited Video Messages
Microsoft-owned Skype was testing a new Video Messages feature since mid-February, but it wasn’t until mid-June that they opened video messaging to everyone. Today, the software maker has finally...
View ArticleFacebook Messenger launches video calling
Merely a week after flipping the switch on audio calling in the popular WhatsApp service, Facebook today started rolling out video calling to its Messenger app on iOS and across other mobile...
View ArticleWhatsApp video calling shown on leaked images, tabbed chats in the works
Facebook has been promising to add video calling to WhatsApp for over a year now and it looks like they could be on the cusp of releasing the feature in the coming days and weeks, as evidenced by a...
View ArticleFree group video calling is coming to Skype’s iPhone and iPad application
Skype is celebrating its tenth anniversary so the Microsoft-owned company yesterday announced that users of its mobile application will soon be able to take advantage of a free group video calling...
View ArticleHow to transition to FaceTime on your iPhone during phone call
From the onset, the iPhone has supported common features such as mid-call switching to an incoming phone call, creating a conference call between multiple parties and more. These features extend to...
View ArticleSkype group video calling starts rolling out with support for up to 25...
As promised, Microsoft has begun rolling out free group video calling in Skype’s mobile apps for iOS and Android devices, Engadget reported this morning. According to Microsoft, this feature will...
View ArticleFacebook’s secretive hardware lab working on a video chat device
In addition to an upcoming HomePod rival with a fifteen-inch screen, Facebook’s secretive “Building 8” hardware lab is also supposedly working on a dedicated video chat device for the home that would...
View ArticleInstagram begins rolling out video chat in Direct & topic channels in Explore
Less than two weeks after previewing video chat in Direct along with a tweaked Explore tab, Instagram today updated its mobile app with support for these improvements.... Read the rest of this post...
View ArticleTake that, FaceTime! Skype now lets 50 people be on the same video call at once
Skype has doubled the number of group calling participants from 25 to 50, beating Apple’s group FaceTime that allows a maximum of 32 people to be on the same audio or video call. While this probably...
View ArticleThe best work from home communication apps for remote teams
If you need a way to stay in touch with your team while working from home, take a look at these communication apps for remote workers.
View ArticleGoogle’s videoconferencing service Meet is now free for everyone with a...
Tackling Zoom’s lockdown dominance, Google Meet is going to be free to use through September 30.
View ArticleHow to disable moving faces in group FaceTime
If you're tired of person tiles getting bounced around, our tutorial shows you how to disable moving faces in group FaceTime calls and stop your iPhone and iPad from automatically enlarging the tile of...
View ArticleYou can now replace or blur your unkempt background during Skype video calls
Skype for iPhone and iPad has implemented a feature that replaces or blurs your unkempt home environment during video conferences.
View ArticleHow to group video chat on Instagram
Whether you’re new to the popular social media app or just new to this feature, we’ll show you how to group video chat on Instagram.
View ArticleHow to create an Instagram group video chat in a Messenger Room
For a cool way to get together with your followers, you can create an Instagram Messenger Room and chat with up to 50 people.
View ArticleInstagram’s new broadcast feature allows four people to go live at once
Instagram says moderator controls and audio features will be available for the new Live Rooms in the coming months.
View ArticleiOS 15 permits Android and Windows users to securely join FaceTime calls on...
Even though FaceTime is not coming to Android and Windows as a native app just yet, non-Apple platforms can now join video calls via Apple's new FaceTime web app.
View ArticleHow to video call using Zoom on Apple TV
Learn how to start and join Zoom meetings from your Apple TV so you can video call comfortably from the big screen.
View ArticleSkype for iPhone gains emergency call redirection, automatic call recovery
Following a Skype for iPad update earlier this week that has enabled automatic dropped call recovery, in-app purchase of Skype credits and a minor UI tweak, the Microsoft-owned VoIP provider has pushed...
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