Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

Coronavirus has many people staying home and connecting with friends and coworkers through video chat. Here are two options for staying in touch. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's ...

Regular phone calls are over—these days, it’s all about video chatting. If you’ve got a smartphone, you’re likely holding a video-chatting machine (in all its forward-facing 1.3 megapixel glory). And ...

We’re all adjusting to a new way of living with a lot more video chatting in it, and Zoom has been riding the highest wave as a result—it’s fast, it’s simple, and it gets a whole load of people ...

Facebook is co-opting some of the top video chat innovations like Zoom’s gallery view for large groups and Houseparty’s spontaneous hangouts for a new feature called Rooms. It could usher in a new era ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Why should we all be rectangles on a screen? Mmhmm has ideas about how things could be better — and more fun. Why ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Houseparty is a video chatting app designed for spontaneous communication — less for setting up ...

It's a socially distant world, but that doesn't mean we can't be social. Video chatting apps exploded in popularity in 2020 as the world tries to sit the coronavirus pandemic out in the comfort of ...

In the first couple of weeks of social distancing, I didn’t even think about Zoom games. I was pretty hungry for simple video chats—just getting together with pals and family to commiserate, trade ...