video conferencing
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The Heroic Tech That Helped Us Endure 2020
Humanity will survive this pandemic, but the past 10 months spent isolating, social distancing, and quarantining has been rough for us all. As bad as this year has been, it could have been a lot worse were it not for a handful of technologies that stepped up to help us all get through it.
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Zoom Just Made a $860 Tablet Just for Using Zoom Because That’s the Particular Version of Hell We’re Living Through Right Now
Zoom, the de facto pandemic video-conferencing software company of choice, is getting into the hardware game. Today, the company announced the Zoom For Home — DTEN ME, a 27-inch tablet that comes with Zoom pre-installed. It’s $US600 ($857).
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Journalist Allegedly Spied On Zoom Meetings Of Rivals In Hilariously Dumb Ways
Financial Times reporter Mark Di Stefano allegedly spied on Zoom meetings at rival newspapers the Independent and the Evening Standard to get scoops on staff cuts and furloughs due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the UK’s Independent. And Di Stefano he did a comedically bad job of covering his tracks.
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Skype Can Now Blur Your Background So You Don’t Have To Frantically Tidy Your Room
Slobs of the world, don’t work too hard KonMari-ing your apartment or office ahead of your next important Skype call. The video conferencing service is introducing blurred backgrounds so you can obscure your mess with dignity.