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Microsoft to move some 'Teams' features to Premium edition: Report

The Premium offers artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart features such as live translations, custom meeting branding and advanced meeting protections

No question of mis-selling, sales team doesn't have rights: Byju's to NCPCR

Says that by design, every sale is unapproved until it is verified by a triple-layered audit mechanism that reaches out to the interested customer through SMS, audio and video calls

PM Modi to address 75th 'Amrut Mahotsav' of Swaminarayan Gurukul Sansthan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 75th "Amrut Mahotsav" of Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan via video-conferencing on Saturday, the PMO said. Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan was established at Rajkot in 1948 by seer Shri Dharmajivandasji Swami. It has expanded and currently has more than 40 branches all over the world, providing facilities for school, undergraduate and postgraduate education to more than 25,000 students, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.

Microsoft redesigns Skype with new themes, colour options and bug fixes

It has also introduced a new mobile Skype calling experience and made a few technial improvements to improve the stability and performance of any video call

Microsoft adds free of charge communities feature to create groups on Teams

American tech giant Microsoft has launched a new communities feature for Microsoft Teams, which will help users explore the best parts of Teams free of charge to create and organize groups

Microsoft Teams gets instant polls, schedule send, other features: Details

From instant polls to schedule message, unread toggle, and schedule send, Microsoft rolled out several feature updates for its enterprise-centric communication platform Teams. Here are the details

Zoom seeking VoIP licence indicates organisational shift in India: Experts

Zoom Video Communications has sought approval from the government of India to launch its Zoom Phone services in India, according to media reports

Zoom announces new features for modern work experiences: Details here

The company also launched 'Mail and Calendar Services' for those who do not have specialised IT services but are keen about privacy and security

Zoom Events for virtual, hybrid conferences launched in India: Details here

Zoom also hosted Zoomtopia 2021 on Zoom Events, delivering the latest and greatest in the world of communications to more than 30,000 virtual attendees worldwide

Amazon discontinues video calling and gaming device Glow for Kids

E-commerce giant Amazon has discontinued its video calling and gaming device called Glow for kids. The device for kids in age group 3-9 is not available on Amazon's website anymore

WhatsApp rolls out links for calls; testing group call for up to 32 people

Instant messaging and calling app WhatsApp will roll out call links for people to join on video and voice calls on the app, its parent firm Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday. The company has also started testing group video calls for up to 32 people on WhatsApp. "We're rolling out call links on WhatsApp starting this week so you can share a link to start a call with a single tap. We are also testing secure encrypted video calling for up to 32 people. More coming soon," Zuckerberg said in a post on social media platform Facebook. India is the biggest market for WhatsApp with 487.5 million users as of June 2022. Users will be able to create a call link from the call section and share it with their family and friends. WhatsApp users will need the latest version of the app to use Call Links and the rollout begins this week. The new feature is expected to increase the competition among the video calling and conferencing apps.

WhatsApp rolling out Call Links, group video call for 32 people: Zuckerberg

Users can tap the 'Call Links' option within the Calls Tab and create a link for an audio or video call and share it easily with family and friends

Microsoft's app allows real-time document signing during team meetings

Tech giant Microsoft has created a sample app for teams that allow people to sign documents during remote meetings

Andhra: YSRCP MP terms viral video 'morphed', says lab test would justify

Refuting the allegations of having a nude video call with an unknown woman, the YSRCP MP Kuruva Gorantla Madhav called the video morphed and said a lab test would justify its authenticity

Zoom brings end-to-end encryption for its cloud phone service 'Zoom Phone'

Video chat app Zoom has announced that it is bringing end-to-end encryption feature to its cloud phone service Zoom Phone and it will soon be available on Breakout Rooms.

Snapchat makes chat, video calling available for first time on web

To begin with, the web platform will be available exclusively for Snapchat Plus subscribers in the US, the UK and Canada, and Snapchatters across Australia, and New Zealand.

SC insists on physical presence of lawyers in court, adjourns matters

The bench said, We are coming to court every day. You can also come and argue your cases here. Lawyers who are physically present in the courtroom will get our indulgence.

Live video, audio calling platform Dyte raises $11.6 mn in seed funding

Dyte allows product & engineering teams to integrate live video into their apps to support innovative & interesting business use-cases.

Zoom update on Mac fixes bug that keeps microphone on after meetings

If you are a Mac user and your microphone stays active even after your meetings on Zoom, then here's how you can fix it.According to The Verge, Zoom has acknowledged a bug that appears to cause the microphone on Macs running macOS Monterey to stay on even after leaving a meeting; and the version 5.9.3 update on the app can only fix this.Users have been complaining about the issue since December, as documented in a post on Zoom's community forum.As per The Verge, several users noticed that the orange recording indicator light in the Control Center appears when Zoom isn't being used -- the indicator light is a privacy feature introduced in Monterey that warns a user when an application is using your microphone.This obviously raised some privacy concerns, given Zoom had serious privacy vulnerability on Macs in the past. In 2020, the company was accused of misleading users about offering end-to-end encryption when it really didn't at the time.A Zoom representative later commented on the ..

Meta to bring sign language interpreters into video conversations on portal

Meta (formerly Facebook) has added video relay services (VRS) to its Portal video calling devices, to bring English or Spanish sign language interpreters into video conversations.