As more companies move to a hybrid workforce in the wake of the pandemic, Microsoft is adding new tools to its suite of software to make remote meetings feel more like in-person ones, according to a Thursday company blog post.  A new feature called Cameo will integrate the Microsoft Teams camera feed into your PowerPoint …

A new website and app from Microsoft wants to help you cut down on the time you spend scrolling through different sites to find the news you need. Microsoft Start is a personalized news feed that builds on services like MSN.com, Microsoft News and Microsoft’s widgets, aiming to give easier access to the news you care about most across all …

Editors’ note: An earlier version of this story misstated the storage capabilities of the Galaxy S21 line. The S21 phone line does not include a microSD card slot. Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phone line is the latest version of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy phone, released earlier this year (here’s where to order one.) It’s also the successor to the Galaxy S20 line, which came …

Did someone steal your TV? If it’s a Samsung, the company may be able to help by remotely locking it, preventing the thief from using it.  In light of several TVs getting stolen from a Samsung warehouse in South Africa, the electronics giant said it would activate a feature called TV Block on all those devices. It’s a remote security …

If you have a YouTube Premium subscription and an iPhone, you’re in luck: You can finally watch a YouTube video while also scrolling through other apps on your phone, with a new picture-in-picture feature.  Apple added picture-in-picture to the iPhone with the release of iOS 14 last year, allowing you to keep watching Netflix or talking to a friend over FaceTime while …

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Last year, Zoom settled a class action lawsuit claiming that the video chat giant violated privacy rights, and now Zoom users have until Saturday, March 5 to claim their payment. Zoom agreed to pay $85 million to settle the lawsuit alleging that it shared people’s personal information with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn without permission — and allowed hackers to break …

Windows 10 (and, come fall, Windows 11) is now accessible across your work and personal devices through the cloud, with a new Microsoft cloud service called Windows 365. The service is aimed at business users who have transitioned to a hybrid workforce and want to stream the full Windows experience (including your apps, data and settings) from either a personal or corporate PC …

Zoom is bringing third-party apps and virtual business events to the video chat platform, with the goal of making it easier for people to work and socialize within the service that skyrocketed in popularity during the pandemic as many people reenter a hybrid world and workplace.  First unveiled in October 2020, Zoom Apps — launching Wednesday — allows you to …

iOS 14.6 brought a smattering of new features, including another way to find lost AirTag trackers, high-fidelity Apple Music support and the launch of Apple Card Family and Apple Podcast subscriptions (here’s how to download iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 now), when it was released in May. Since upgrading, multiple users have reported a problem with their battery draining quickly since upgrading, first reported by tech blog PiunikaWeb.  …