22Facebook announced today the latest update to its Messenger featuring free group calls. The feature is rolling out over the next 24 hours both to iOS and Android-operated devices. So if you don’t see it just yet, try downloading the app’s latest update. In order to make a group call, you need to choose the…
13Google reps reported that the new Android version of Hangouts will finally be able to play GIF animation. Increased operating speed will also feature in the update alongwith bug-free splash screen booting and chat history display. For the time being, it isn’t clear when the updated version of the app will be officially presented. AppMess…
18Web-Hangouts got its own website Google Hangouts has finally grown up and moved out of its parents’ – Gmail and Google+ – home. Today, the application’s web-version has officially started its independent adult life at hangouts.google.com. In the past, if you wanted to chat with your friends via Hangouts you needed to log into your…
11Material Design now in Google Hangouts! On Monday, August 10, Google Hangouts got an update for Android devices. 4.0 is the latest version of the messaging app. To refresh your memory, a similar update came out for iOS a month ago. Now iIt seems that Android owners have once again caught up. Google Hangouts for…
09Videoconferences will never be the same again Videoconferencing is an integral part of modern business, the priority for which is “efficiency above all”. Distant working employees, outsourcers and freelancers are running the show on all markets. New technologies are destroying old ideas and solutions, including the sphere of video calls. A Forbes survey says that…
06Google lets users broadcast slide presentations during Hangouts video calls Google is expanding the function list of its product Google Slides – Microsoft’s direct and successful PowerPoint competitor. This year, the company has already given the users of this product the possibility to present their slides on any device with Chromecast and AirPlay. And now…
31Messaging apps and smart watches The IT crowd has not yet made up its mind on how it feel about smart watches. Some companies see a new way of interacting with clients and an incentive to develop their products. Others, however, are skeptical about the latest gadget. For example, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger aren’t rushing to…
01Google Hangouts for iOS Google has updated its Hangouts app for the iOS platform. The update contains changes to do with the user interface: now there is a new “menu” button in the contact list section and a button for opening chat windows quickly. Besides, chat clouds now look different and so does the user interface…
04Developed by Google on May 15 2013, Google Hangouts is an instant messaging and video chat platform, to say the least. Judging by the info presented by the company, this piece of software replaces three services right off the bat: Google Talk, Google+, Google Videos. Here we present you with Google Hangouts review. App background info:…