It’s been nearly 20 years since I last used a pager, but there are still times that I miss its simplicity. Hardware hacker and medical doctor Philippe Cadic wants to bring them back, albeit with some more modern functionality. Dr. Cadic is the driving force behind SnapOnAir, a project aimed at building open source, open […]
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Skype for Web lets you chat from a browser (but not on a Chromebook… yet)
Microsoft has launched a limited beta of Skype for Web which lets you chat and make voice and video calls directly from a web browser. Skype for Web will only be available to a small group of users initially while Microsoft tests the software, but the company plan sot roll out Skype for Web to […]
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Google’s new Hangouts app for Chrome OS, Windows is less obtrusive
Google has released a new Hangouts app for Windows and Chrome OS. It replaces the older Chrome browser extension while continuing to let you chat or make voice or video calls to contacts whether they’re using a PC or a mobile device. The new app is also designed to get out of the way when […]
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Google Voice is merging with Hangouts
Hangouts is Google’s app for text and video chats. You can use it as an instant messenger, use it to make video calls, or create group hangouts for either voice or text chats. If you have an Android smartphone, Hangouts also recently became the default SMS app. Now Google is starting to bring its long-neglected Google […]