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If the coronavirus pandemic drove your life online, you've probably been there: Maybe you're using video chat to get work done or connect with far-flung friends. No matter how much bandwidth you have, the lag between one ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Internet
Picture using video chat like Zoom, except instead of seeing the person you call on a screen, it feels as if they are physically sitting across from you.
May 19, 2021
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Telecom
MIT researchers have designed a congestion-control scheme for wireless networks that could help reduce lag times and increase quality in video streaming, video chat, mobile gaming, and other web services.
Apr 10, 2020
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Computer Sciences
University of Washington researchers have developed new algorithms that solve a thorny challenge in the field of computer vision: turning audio clips into a realistic, lip-synced video of the person speaking those words.
Jul 11, 2017
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Internet
Zoom has a plan for getting its users past "Zoom fatigue" as pandemic restrictions lift and we seek out more human interaction.
Jul 21, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
In the beginning of the week, Microsoft announced something that, at first blush, sounds so cool, until you start to break it down.
Sep 27, 2020
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Business
Frances He is a Chinese immigrant living near Los Angeles who uses the WeChat app to talk to her brother back home. But with the Trump Administration's Sunday ban on the app, she's going to have to find a new way.
Sep 23, 2020
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Business
Facebook on Thursday bulked up the Workplace version of its social network that helps employees get their jobs done remotely, investing in a trend it believes will outlast the pandemic.
May 21, 2020
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Internet
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, this has become an era of Zoom birthdays, virtual happy hours, FaceTime story times and Google yoga classes. Our friends, coworkers, teachers—and doctors, if we're lucky—now largely exist ...
Apr 24, 2020
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Internet
Facebook on Wednesday rolled out its Messenger Kids application to 70 new countries, saying it can help children deal with the challenges of distance learning and isolation during the virus lockdowns.
Apr 22, 2020
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