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Here’s the full Google Hangouts version 1.2 changelog: You can finally see who is on Hangouts! When you start a new Hangout, green icons show who’s on, and gray shows who’s not. Contacts are now ...

Jason Parker has been at CNET for nearly 15 years. He is the senior editor in charge of iOS software and has become an expert reviewer of the software that runs on each new Apple device. He now spends ...

When you think video conferencing, you probably associate it with one of two services: Skype or FaceTime. Both are popular options for face-to-face chats over long distances and both have the ability ...

Once in the call, you can use the Chat feature on the right-hand side panel to communicate via text with participants in the video chat or share your screen via the Present button. And if you want to ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Google Hangouts chat users just got a simple new upgrade ...

As the time comes to put the old girl down, Google started messaging users about moving their organizations to Google Chat. reading time 3 minutes Google is just about ready to let Hangouts die its ...

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Popular tech tools go out of style pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss them. At least, that’s the case with Google Hangouts, as the tech giant has announced ...

One of the major gripes users have had since the Google Hangouts platform and apps rolled out is that they could no longer actually see if their contacts are active before sending them a message. A ...