The first commercial video call took place 50 years ago today

Posted on 30/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

It’s hard to imagine living through the last few months without getting to hang out with our loved ones over video calls. We're into the fourth month of pandemic-driven social distancing and shelter-in-place measures (though some of those are easing)...

Google is bringing Meet to the Gmail app for iOS and Android

Posted on 16/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Today, Google is bringing its Meet video calling service to the Gmail app on Android and iOS. In the coming weeks, mobile Gmail users will notice a new Meet tab in the app. There, users will find a schedule of upcoming meetings and be able to start o...

Facebook creates Workplace Rooms for professional video calls

Posted on 21/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Last week, Facebook launched Messenger Rooms, a video chat service and potential Zoom competitor. Now, Facebook is bringing video chat to Workplace, its Slack alternative. Today, the company introduced Workplace Rooms, a “virtual meeting space,” wher...

Zoom’s latest changes to prevent ‘zoombombing’ arrive on May 9th

Posted on 06/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Zoom is implementing more of its promised measures to bolster security and prevent “zoombombing” by unwanted guests. To start, it recently gave admins the option of disabling personal meeting IDs for scheduling and starting meetings. An intruder who...

Skype takes on Zoom with custom backgrounds for video calls

Posted on 22/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Whether you’re using Zoom, Houseparty, Group FaceTime or another app, many of us are hopping into video calls much more often in the current climate. You might have any number of reasons for choosing one of these apps over another, and Skype may be h...

Hangouts Meet has been renamed to Google Meet

Posted on 09/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

If it wasn’t already clear that Google is less than fond of the Hangouts name, it is now. As noticed by Android Police, the internet giant has rebadged Hangouts Meet as Google Meet on the web, and confirmed the old name will be retired. We’ve asked G...

Facebook will provide free Portal devices to UK hospitals and care homes

Posted on 08/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Facebook’s support for the fight against COVID-19 now includes a simple but important addition: keeping people in touch. It’s partnering with the UK’s National Health Service to offer up to 2,050 free Portal video calling devices to the country’s hos...

Facebook debuts standalone Messenger app on Mac and PC

Posted on 02/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Today, Facebook is bringing its Messenger app to desktop. You can now access Messenger -- including unlimited and free group video calls -- on MacOS and Windows. The desktop app will sync across mobile, offer notifications for new messages and suppor...

Zoom vows to win back user trust with extensive security review

Posted on 02/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Zoom has promised to deal with privacy issues exposed by consumers and security experts since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In a blog post, Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan said the company will dedicate all of its engineering resources to fixing its &...

Oman lifts restrictions on secure video chats

Posted on 17/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

In an effort to help businesses and schools function remotely, Oman is lifting restrictions on some video calling services. Its Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) tweeted that it will allow Skype for Business, Google Meet and Zoom, so that...

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