[ad_1] Oman is notorious for blocking video calling services, FaceTime included, because they are encrypted and therefore difficult to track. Those services also compete with domestic telecom providers. While some encrypted chat apps occasionally sidestep those restrictions, they are rare. In addition to helping schools and businesses, this may provide expats living abroad with another […]
Category: skype
Microsoft contractors reportedly reviewed Cortana clips on insecure PCs
[ad_1] According to a former contractor who spoke with The Guardian, the firm allowed workers to review both Cortana and Skype recordings from homes across Beijing while using a personal laptop. The contractor says they listened to “thousands” of interactions this way. Moreover, the Chrome web app they used to do their work required only […]
Skype messaging is getting some much-needed upgrades
[ad_1] The new features will be available on both Skype’s desktop client and the mobile app. In addition to saving messages as drafts, users can bookmark messages by right-clicking or long-pressing the field. You can access these messages in a new folder marked “Bookmarks”. Sending multiple photos or videos should also be easier with the […]
Microsoft says humans will still transcribe Cortana and Skype audio
[ad_1] The company amended its privacy policy and other pages to make it clear human workers are listening to recorded conversations and commands to improve the services. “We realized, based on questions raised recently, that we could do a better job specifying that humans sometimes review this content,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Motherboard, which spotted […]
Skype adds screen sharing to its iOS and Android apps
[ad_1] Microsoft imagines you’ll use it to show a colleague your PowerPoint presentation or to swipe through Tinder with a BFF. It also sets Skype apart from its biggest rivals (Messenger, WhatsApp, Snapchat) which all surprisingly lack the feature. Its absence on bigger platforms has allowed smaller apps that offer mobile screen sharing, like Squad, […]
Skype doubles group call limit to 50 people
[ad_1] Meanwhile, notifications will take over from ringing as the default for group calls, so prompts to join them should be a touch less obtrusive. You can still ring people individually or the entire group (as long as there are fewer than 25 people invited to a call) if they dally and a notification isn’t […]
Microsoft is testing Skype group calls for up to 50 people
[ad_1] So you don’t bother people who can’t join a call too much, Skype also plans to make ringing optional. It will instead send a notification to group call participants, though you can still ask Skype to ring people if they don’t respond. These features are available as of today for beta testers, and they’ll […]
Skype lets you make HD video calls on the web
[ad_1] There’s also a couple of new features that WhatsApp for Web users will recognize, like the ability to search for words within conversation threads and a chat media gallery where you can dig up shared files, links, and photos. Skype for Web is available now on Windows 10 and Mac OS X 10.12 or […]