Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype (RIP). Even if you haven't used the app in years, it's possible Skype was your introduction into modern video chats. The app made it easy to call friends ...

Random video chat apps are becoming increasingly popular and allow users to chat with strangers worldwide while maintaining privacy. These apps allow users to meet new people, make friends, and have ...

Skype is out of the picture, but don't sweat. The best Android video chat apps can handle all your face-to-face messaging needs—and more. My PCMag career began in 2013 as an intern. Now, I'm a senior ...

The way we connect online has shifted dramatically over the past decade. Gone are the days when random video chat was a quirky experiment; today, it's a thriving ecosystem of platforms helping people ...

There’s been a continuous shift toward video-focused dating apps in recent years as more users opt for authentic connections that photos and text often fail to achieve. Throughout February — aka the ...

Google is working on a new Video Chat panel for Android that lets you apply a variety of visual and audio effects to video calls. These effects include background blur, portrait lighting, portrait ...

T-Satellite, T-Mobile's Starlink-based satellite communications, now supports video and audio calls in some apps when you don't have cellular coverage. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for ...

All we actually got was slightly better video chat. All we actually got was slightly better video chat. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after ...

Google has removed popular but controversial live video chat app Chamet from the Play Store. The company confirmed the move to TechCrunch, saying that the app violated its user-generated content (UGC) ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...