Category: videocalls

Facebook expands Portal group calls to 50 people

Post author By Randall
Post date June 16, 2020
Categories In Ar, Augmented Reality, augmentedreality, Facebook, facebook live, facebook portal, facebooklive, gear, messenger, messenger rooms, messengerrooms, microsoft teams, News, portal, skype, story time, storytime, Tech, video call, video calls, videocall, videocalls, whatsapp, zoom

[ad_1] You’ll have more Facebook Live options starting today too, as you can broadcast to Pages and Groups using a Portal Mini, Portal or Portal+, while there are more AR effects you can tap into on calls and for virtual greetings cards. Facebook is adding two more books to the Story Time app this month, […]

Messenger Rooms, Facebook’s answer to Zoom, is now available

Post author By Randall
Post date May 14, 2020
Categories In Facebook, gear, messenger rooms, messengerrooms, News, Tech, video calls, video chat, videocalls, videochat, zoom

[ad_1] Messenger Rooms, Facebook’s attempt to take on the likes of Zoom with group video calls, is now live. Anyone can create a room in Messenger, but only folks in North America can start one on Facebook for the time being. You’ll soon be able to create rooms on Instagram and WhatsApp too. “WhatsApp and […]

Skype takes on Zoom with custom backgrounds for video calls

Post author By Randall
Post date April 22, 2020
Categories In background, gear, News, services, skype, Tech, video calling, video calls, videocalling, videocalls

[ad_1] 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 hoping to draw people in by taking a leaf out […]

Google will display virtual healthcare options in Search and Maps

Post author By Randall
Post date April 10, 2020
Categories In coronavirus, covid-19, gear, Google, google health, googlehealth, health, health provider, healthcare, healthcare provider, healthcareprovider, healthprovider, medicine, News, Tech, video calls, videocalls, virtual healthcare, virtualhealthcare

[ad_1] In addition, Google will surface more details about virtual health services when you search for terms like “urgent care.” You might, for instance, see a list of virtual health options along with the out-of-pocket cost for those with high deductibles or no health insurance. It’ll roll out this feature as a pilot in the […]