‘Can you hear me now?’ Study reveals why voices are raised on video calls
Scientists find that as video quality deteriorates, people speak louder and alter gestures to compensate
December 2020
Irish lecturers overheard insulting students on video call
College apologises for video call gaffe after tutor compares student’s presentation to having teeth drilled
May 2020
Lockdown living
The Zoom boom: how video-calling became a blessing – and a curse
Video calls have become part of daily life since the pandemic hit, helping the locked-down, especially elderly and disabled people, keep in touch. But there are downsides
The Guardian view on video conferencing: the future of meetings?
Editorial: The pandemic has driven big chunks of our lives online. But screen conversations are not the same
Lockdown living
The biggest status symbol of our Zoom era? Bookshelves
Adrian Chiles
With so many conversations now happening online, all eyes are on our decor, says Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles
April 2020
Worried about Zoom's privacy problems? A guide to your video-conferencing options
From FaceTime to Houseparty, there is no shortage of platforms for work and play as you shelter in place
March 2020
Ask Jack
What’s the best tablet for video calling grandma?
The art of Skype set-dressing: how to video-call the office when in quarantine
Imogen West-Knights
January 2020
Skype audio graded by workers in China with 'no security measures'
Exclusive: former Microsoft contractor says he was emailed login after minimal vetting
January 2019
Digested week
Failing Grayling couldn't organise a traffic jam on a motorway
John Crace
Also this week: what space aliens would make of Brexit and a Spurs supporter longs for home
July 2018
Prisoners should be encouraged to use Facebook and Skype
Letters: Nick Moss says the Ministry of Justice’s ban on social media use in jails is ill-considered
June 2018
Estonian president delights in country’s high proportion of unicorns
Kersti Kaljulaid called attention on Twitter to the small country’s four unicorns – tech companies valued over $1bn
Lite fantastic: why slimmed-down phone apps are the fast way forward
Over-complicated, storage-filling apps can slow us down. Instragram Lite is the latest brand to shed unwanted features and help us work better
Social media use taxed in Uganda to tackle 'gossip'
New law criticised as attempt to block free speech rather than simply raise revenue
May 2018
Guardian Selects
Fizz enthusiasts, unite! A secret seltzer society for the digital age
One writer’s personal journey into the surprisingly kind, supportive world of fizz
February 2018
Profile review – Skyping-with-Isis thriller dials up the suspense
Timur Bekmambetov’s film about a journalist investigating women online being lured to Syria is silly but effective
August 2017
'Some prisoners should be able to Skype family,' says review
Government report underscores importance of relationships in preventing reoffending by inmates
July 2017
Ask Jack
How can I make video calls from my TV set?
Shamit used Skype on her smart TV set until Samsung and Microsoft stopped supporting it. She’d like a substitute that’s just as easy to use
March 2017
'There was nothing I could do': Robert Kelly on his interrupted BBC interview – video
The academic talks about the BBC interview that became an internet hit after his children ran into his office
January 2017
Dear Mariella
My boyfriend cheated on me using Skype sex. Does it matter?
A woman in her 20s has discovered that her beloved partner has been having online sex with porn stars. Mariella Frostrup says she is right to worry
