Secure messaging app Telegram has introduced video calling with end-to-end encryption that prevents eavesdropping, increasing pressure on Zoom, Apple's FaceTime and similar services.
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You can now replace or blur your unkempt background during Skype video calls
Microsoft today announced a background replace feature in Skype for iPhone and Skype for iPad that permits users to have their unkempt home environment blurred during video chats.
How to disable FaceTime eye contact correction on iPhone
Learn how to turn off FaceTime eye correction which simulates direct gaze even when you're not looking straight at the iPhone's camera, which can be unsettling.
How to record calls with Skype on iPhone
If you use Skype calls for things like interviews or meetings, you might not realize that you can record those calls instead of trying to capture everything by taking notes.
You can record audio and video Skype-to-Skype calls with a simple tap. Those recordings will then be available for you to save or share. If this is new to you, we’ll show you how to record your Skype calls in iPhone.
How to disable moving faces in group FaceTime video calls on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Don't like a person's face tile automatically enlarging on a group FaceTime call? Let's tell you why this happens and how to stop it on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Google’s videoconferencing service Meet is now free for everyone with a Google account
In an effort to tackle Zoom’s lockdown dominance and at the same time help people during the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis, Google today announced that its premium videoconferencing solution, dubbed Meet, will be free to anyone starting in the next few weeks.
iOS 13 solves the eye contact problem on FaceTime video calls for improved intimacy
iOS 13 will make it appear as if you're starring directly at the front-facing camera on a FaceTime video call even when you're really looking away at the person on your screen.
Take 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.
Watch as nearly 30 tech YouTubers come together on a group FaceTime call
The biggest tech collaboration of the year is here with nearly 30 of your favorite YouTubers having come together on a group FaceTime Video call. Their video shows off just how smooth the feature is with very little lag. On the other hand, while the execution did impress us a lot, we felt that Apple's implementation of the group-calling interface left a lot to be desired.
Group FaceTime calling removed from latest iOS 12 & Mojave betas, will return “later this fall”
Group FaceTime video calling, one of the tentpole features of iOS 12 and macOS Mojave 10.14, has been removed from the latest betas that got released today, but is a temporary removal.
WhatsApp rolls out group calling for voice and video with up to 4 participants simultaneously
Facebook-owned WhatsApp yesterday brought group calling to its users.