This new Zoom feature lets you virtually sit next to your friends, colleagues and family in a way you have to see to appreciate. Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a ...

Forget trying to find the perfect desktop wallpaper. Now that everyone’s using Zoom—or one of the many Zoom alternatives—it’s all about picking the right virtual background. Swapping in one of Zoom’s ...

You might be looking to blur out your home life during a business meeting, or pretend you're on a tropical vacation while catching up with friends, or maybe you're a professor eager to teach at ...

If you don't know how to change your Zoom background, here's how you do it. As you've probably heard, Zoom is the latest app to go viral as millions of people around the world have recently downloaded ...

Anurag's interest in technology was sparked around 15 years ago when he first tried a Nokia smartphone, one of those Windows-powered devices. Having only used feature phones up until then, he was ...

These free, addicting video chat filters can give you a long beard, devil horns or an egg for a head. Mark Serrels is an award-winning Senior Editorial Director focused on all things culture. He ...

With COVID-19 cases on the rise and experts telling us to keep our distance, one of the safest ways to celebrate Thanksgiving this year is online. While a video call won't replace the sweet smell of ...

Not everyone builds their home office around video calls. And if your home office also doubles as your bedroom, kitchen, or is tucked away in a cluttered corner of your basement, you’ll be glad to ...

With the holiday season in full swing, it’s time to deck the halls, bring out the decorations, and add some virtual decor to your video calls. As you prepare for all the festive virtual happy hours or ...

Videoconferences have fewer nonverbal cues like eye contact and body language, which means you have to work harder to understand the meaning of what people say. (Getty Images) Zoom calls and meetings ...

Because of the Covid-19 lockdowns happening in various countries around the world, some 300 million people are logging into Zoom for video meetings every day. Seldom has a piece of software seen such ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS One, researchers evaluated the impact of gender, facial expression, and video background on first impressions of competence and trustworthiness during ...