video chat
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When Video Chat Is the Only Thing Holding Your Family Together
Lizmarie Oropeza imagined that when her 17-month old foster son, Caden, hit his milestones — pointing, learning to walk, speaking his first words — his biological family would be able to celebrate alongside her. Then coronavirus hit. In Oropeza’s home-state of Connecticut, visitation between families and children in the child welfare system has come to…
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For The Love Of God, Don’t Use Facebook’s Video Chat Rooms
Facebook is now rolling out a Messenger Rooms platform that will allow video calls to simultaneously host up to 50 people, up from eight in existing Messenger video conferences. According to CNBC, the initial launch will feature a lower capacity than that, but the company is working to hit the target of 50 in the…
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Leaked Snapchat Code Hints At New Voice And Video Chat Features
Snapchat’s in for a serious makeover, if these screenshots discovered in the mobile app’s existing code are to be believed.
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Firefox Hello Does Account-Free Video Chat
Parent-calling-avoiders of the world have never had it worse: Skype, Hangouts and FaceTime are all stellar and free programs that mean that you’ve got basically no reason for ignoring forgetting your parents’ wedding anniversary. But Firefox wants to add to that list, with a video-calling client that doesn’t even need an account.