Video conferencing company Zoom announced a host of new collaborative tools in a blog post Thursday. Zoom says that the updates are intended to enhance interaction between meeting attendees and make its breakout rooms even more engaging. With many businesses adapting to a more flexible, hybrid work model, Zoom is looking to innovate and help …
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Zoom wants to make it easier for users to get attention in meetings. The company’s ubiquitous videoconferencing platform now has a gesture-recognition feature in its desktop app that’ll display a thumbs-up emoji when you make the gesture on camera and a raised-hand icon when you raise your hand. The feature has been part of Zoom’s app for iPhone since last summer but …
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Two years of pandemic living has shifted my default workspace from an office to the now-common sidewalk seating outside almost every cafe or coffee shop in New York. Weather permitting, it’s also my favorite place to join Zoom or other web meetings. And don’t worry, I always use a headset, usually a set of AirPods Pro, to avoid bothering those …
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Zoom recently released its version 5.10 update, which offers more ways for people to connect via video chat. Now, the popular video conferencing app allows people to livestream on Twitch, record and send video messages in Zoom chat, use animal avatars in meetings and more. Particularly since the beginning of the pandemic, Zoom has been an easy way for people to stay …
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Center Stage, Apple’s digitally zooming camera feature introduced on iPads last year, is on the move in 2022. The feature is on all iPads now after the latest iPad Air update, and has made the leap to Macs (sort of) on Apple’s new Studio Display. But one thing that the Studio Display gets right with Center Stage: The camera’s in …
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If you’re on the lookout for an alternative to Zoom or Microsoft Teams, you may want to check out this new FaceTime feature in iOS 15. (Here’s how to download the OS if you haven’t already.) Widely seen as the tech giant’s answer to Zoom video calls, Apple has made it possible for people who have Android phones or Windows …
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The Xiaomi 12 Pro — the latest flagship from the Chinese brand — is stuffed full of top tech, including the newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and a 120-watt wired fast charger that claims a blisteringly fast recharge speed. Combined with a top-end camera, the 12 Pro offers strong competition to the likes of the iPhone 13 Pro, Google Pixel …
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The Find X5 Pro is the latest flagship Android phone from Oppo, replacing last year’s Find X3 Pro and bringing with it a host of neat features, including a potent processor, luscious design, 5G connectivity and impressive camera setup. But it needs all that exciting tech as the premium phone category has never been more competitive, with Google’s Pixel 6 …
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If you work in a remote or hybrid job, your day-to-day agenda is probably loaded up with calls on Zoom or a similar video-conferencing app. Though working from home has its perks, back-to-back meetings often lead to sitting frozen and glazed over for hours on end. (Zoom fatigue is real!) I spent a good chunk of college online due to the pandemic …
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Sometimes in Zoom video meetings, I’ve looked at the little video box of myself and thought, “I really need to get a haircut. And, wow, this shirt looks weird on me. Wait, why is my eye red?” Meanwhile, as I was busy treating my video screen as a mirror, I’ve missed information from the meeting. Staring at ourselves in video …
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