The new normal of seemingly endless virtual meetings is rapidly changing social norms and driving new interest in the technology that connects us. While there have been video conference platforms ...

Is Zoom Down? How to Fix Video Chat Picture or Sound Problems If you're trying to join a Zoom chat or Google Meet, but can't see the video or hear the audio, here are some troubleshooting tips to make ...

One evening, my three roommates and I were scattered across our common area when one of our friends FaceTimed in. I wanted to hear how he was holding up, and my roommate put him on speakerphone—but, ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at ...

Google is working on a new Video Chat panel for Android that lets you apply a variety of visual and audio effects to video calls. These effects include background blur, portrait lighting, portrait ...

Video chat service Skype has some new competition – Google has just added audio and video chat to Gmail. The new chat tools essentially offer most of the features of Skype, or Apple's iChat, within ...