Google Meet update crams more people into your mobile video calls

Posted on 11/03/2021 by Engadget

Google Meet's group video chats have had a tile layout on large screens since the start of the pandemic, but you've had to endure a far less practical (and less egalitarian) view if you wanted to participate on your phone. No more — Google is...

Microsoft boosts Teams with new presenter tools and PowerPoint integration

Posted on 02/03/2021 by Engadget

Microsoft's Teams app for work is about to get superpowered. At its Ignite conference today, the company announced a slew of updates for its video chat tool to make it more useful and customizable. It also unveiled new made-for-Teams speakers wit...

Cisco Webex adds real-time translation for more than 100 languages

Posted on 02/03/2021 by Engadget

We've all been in conversations where a language barrier can make it hard to communicate. Cisco wants to make that problem a thing of the past, at least when it comes to video meetings. The company is introducing a new real-time translation featu...

Google updates Gmail and other iOS apps for the first time in months

Posted on 01/03/2021 by Engadget

Google has updated the Gmail iOS app for the first time in months, along with Meet, Sheets, Docs, Calendar and Tasks. Aside from Tasks now supporting widgets on iOS 14, these are minor updates centered around bug fixes and performance improvements. I...

Google finally makes Assistant more useful for your work life

Posted on 01/03/2021 by Engadget

With many companies becoming more comfortable with letting employees work remotely even after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, it's important that folks have the tools to do their jobs just as well at home. With that in mind, Google is bolstering...

Google Meet’s ‘green room’ previews your audio and video quality

Posted on 03/02/2021 by Engadget

Google has launched a new feature for Meet that can make sure your video and audio are working properly before entering a meeting. While you can already check your environment for anything you don’t want the other party to see in a call’s “Ready to j...

Otter launches live transcription for Google Meet

Posted on 21/01/2021 by Engadget

Otter, which uses AI to offer a low-cost transcription service, is bringing its smarts to Google Meet, letting users access live notes and captions. All a user needs to do is install a Chrome extension, which will open up a live notes panel which wil...

Google Meet starts rolling out custom backgrounds to web users

Posted on 30/10/2020 by Engadget

We knew custom backgrounds were coming to Google Meet, but now they’re finally here for everyone. Google has started rolling out the feature to the majority of its customers. At the moment, custom backgrounds are available on Chrome OS, as well as Wi...

Google launches Meet breakout rooms for small group discussions

Posted on 10/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Huge online classes can be overwhelming, not just for teachers but also for students who learn better when interacting with others. To help solve that problem, Google has launched a new Meet feature called “breakout rooms,” which would give educators...

Google Meet gets Q&A and poll features for paid customers

Posted on 02/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google is continuing to bolster its Meet video-conference services as more people use it amid coronavirus-related lockdowns. Starting October 8th, the video chat service is adding Q&A and polls features for paid enterprise customers, according to...

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