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Google Hangouts Get Remote Desktops To Make Troubleshooting A Breeze

Google has added a new remote desktop feature to Hangouts. This means you can video chat, troubleshoot and control a friend’s computer right in the same window.


Five Best Webcams

The best webcams are the ones that are affordable, easy to set up, offer great video quality and don’t make you look like a blurry mess when you wave at the screen. There are plenty that fit that description, but here are five of the best choices.


Gmail Video Chat Is Getting Hangouts

Google+ Hangouts is one of the best, free, group video chat apps we’ve ever seen. Now, the collaborative, multi-person video calling service is coming to all Gmail users.


How To Take A Conference Call Without Driving Everyone Else Crazy

You would think that with so many video conferences and conference calls happening in offices around the world every day we’d all have this down pat by now. Oh no, we don’t. Conference calls are some of the most annoying and stressful things your job may make you do. Here’s how you can make them a little better, both for yourself and for everyone else on the line.


Meetings.io Adds Screen Sharing, File Trading

Meetings.io, the super-easy, no-sign-in-required video meeting site, has added screen sharing and file sharing to their video chat service. Given those were the only two features we thought were notably missing in our first test, it’s worth giving Meetings.io another look for your insta-meeting needs. [Meetings.io]


QuicklyChat Is Push-To-Talk Video Chat

Windows and OS X: One of the more cumbersome elements of video chatting is that it isn’t always as simple as connecting with another person and talking to them. It can fail to connect and you can often try to reach someone without knowing if they’re available since many people just leave their normal status as “away.” QuicklyChat aims to solve those problems with a simple push-to-talk process.


Skype Improves Contact Lists, Video Calls On All Desktop Platforms

Windows/Mac/Linux: Video chat app Skype released updates today for Windows, Mac and Linux. Each comes with its own new improvements and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new.


Airtime Creates Video Chats With People Who Share Your Interests

Airtime is a new video-chat web app that connects to your Facebook account, scans your interests, and pairs you up with random like-minded friends of your Facebook friends.


Meetings.io Creates Great-Looking Video Chats In Minutes

Want to get a few people in side-by-side video chat but don’t want to set everybody up with Skype, video conference software or a Google+ Hangout? Head to Meetings.io, create a room, and give your people the look. In seconds, you’re all chatting live in a simple side-by-side setup.


Skype Can Now Video Chat With Facebook

The newest version of Skype for Windows lets you initiate IMs and video chat sessions with Facebook users, even if they aren’t running Skype. It also includes group screen sharing, a push to talk feature and HD video for certain webcams.


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