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6 Things Your Next Zoom Call Needs

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Zoom calls are all the rage right now, love them or loathe them!  If you’re looking for a way to make your next Zoom, Google Meets, Skype, or Teams Meet a little more bearable and run a little smoother, check out these six things you need for your next call.   Live Voice Transcriptions  Not being able to hear what’s being said is one of the biggest bugbears of Zoom calls across the world. This is usually down to the poor audio quality, but users who are hard of hearing…

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Skype mobile app offers PayPal payments in latest update

Julie Campbell
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The digital wallet’s partnerships are continuing to pile up with the messenger/voice application joining the mix. PayPal has announced that it has entered into yet another partnership as Skype mobile app users will be able to send money to recipients in 22 countries worldwide. The latest version of the Skype application makes it possible for users to send money to other users via PayPal. This represents a significant boost in PayPal’s reach as Skype’s app currently boasts over one million downloads. Beyond basic downloads, the Skype mobile app also has…

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The Skype Qik video chat mobile app is being phased out

L. Green
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Microsoft has decided that March 24 will be the last day that the application’s users will be able to access its features. Microsoft has recently announced its decision to shut down the Skype Qik mobile app, which will mean that the application will no longer be usable for sending and receiving video chats following March 24. That said, just because that mobile application is on its way out, it doesn’t mean all its features will be lost. In fact, Microsoft has also revealed that several of the features of the…

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Skype boosts mobile security by hiding IP addresses from trolls

Julie Campbell
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Users of the service can now feel a little safer from these online attackers with a new privacy level. Online trolls are becoming a growing problem in several markets, such as in gaming, and angry, bitter, mean or sore losers in games have used Skype to attack people in order to vent their frustrations, but that service is now boosting its mobile security in order to make that more difficult. Skype has boosted its default privacy features to protect users – especially gamers – from angry rivals. The service, which…

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