Skype is a Microsoft videoconferencing app. Microsoft has two videoconferencing apps, skype, and Teams. The company is bringing all-new features to Skype after it sacrificed 'Skype for businesses' to promote Teams. In July, the company added Together Mode to its Teams app. This enabled everyone in a video call powered by AI segmentation technology to be in the same virtual space, similar to being seated at an auditorium or theater.

The National Basketball Association used this feature to recreate the aura of a packed arena, with broadcasts being weirdly silent in the absence of physically present fans to cheer their teams on. According to some tech news websites, Together Mode is one of the most popular features of Teams'. Microsoft will be offering the feature to their Skype users soon. 

Provided there are at least five participants, The latest version of Skype will allow users to be in the same virtual place as their friends, family, and colleagues, and everyone in the call should have their Webcam turned on. This facility can be accessed through Skype's web client so there is no need to install Skype on their computer. For a call to happen only one person should have a skype account and the remaining can be invited through a Meet Now link.

Skype is being better with a bunch of enhancements by Microsoft. The latest update of Skype is said to include a grid mode feature by which users can see all webcam streams at the same time. Also one can add custom backgrounds. Skype 8.67 is available for download on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

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Microsoft saw some big growth in Microsoft Teams at the beginning of the pandemic, and it has kept accelerating over the past six months. During an earnings call with investors today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed Microsoft Teams now has 115 million daily active users. That’s a more than 50 percent rise from the 75 million that Microsoft reported almost six months ago.

 

It’s difficult to compare Microsoft’s numbers to its rivals, though. Both Zoom and Google report daily active participants, which means a single user could be counted multiple times through different meetings during a day. Google revealed it has 100 million daily active participants earlier this year, and Zoom said it had 300 million daily active participants. Slack also saw some growth earlier this year.

Microsoft has been steadily improving Teams throughout the pandemic. A new Together Mode was designed specifically for pandemic-era meetings, allowing participants to sit virtually next to each other. The NBA used the Teams feature for basketball games over the summer.

Microsoft has also opened Teams’ doors to third-party apps, made the service available to consumers, and promised features like breakout rooms by the end of the year. Nadella also revealed today that LinkedIn now has 722 million users. LinkedIn has been gradually growing and adding to Microsoft’s revenues since the company acquired the social network for $26 billion back in 2016.

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Microsoft has confirmed its event for bringing its xCloud cloud gaming service to Apple’s iOS platform and to Windows PCs, with the company saying it will support iPhone, iPad, and PC starting in spring 2021. 

It was being reported that Microsoft was looking to bring xCloud to ios via a mobile web app some time in "early 2021", and Microsoft has finally elucidated the timing in a blog. The company claims to have Windows 10 delivered through the Xbox app.

In the blog, Jerrett west writes “In Spring 2021, we will take the next step in our journey to reach more players around the world by making cloud gaming as part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate available on Windows PCs through the Xbox app and browser, and iOS devices through a mobile web browser. By adding over a billion devices as a path to playing in the Xbox ecosystem, we envision a seamless experience for all types of players.”

xCloud will still be listed as part of Microsoft’s $15 a month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. Microsoft plans to launch its cloud gaming beta through Game Pass to more markets next year.

For limitations that were imposed by Apple on ios apps and cloud services, Microsoft wasn't able to support the iphone and iPad with the xCloud beta in September. xCloud in beta is available for Android since September. 

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