Microsoft’s big office communication app, Microsoft Teams, is getting a fun new feature that makes it just as wacky as Zoom. You’ll now have the power to pretend you’re on a beach, in some faraway ...

Microsoft Teams is an incredible video conferencing and workflow platform. Similar to programs like Zoom and Skype, Teams allows you to do more than just confer with your teammates. You’ll be able to ...

If you've been staring at the expanding background options in Google Meet and wishing that Microsoft would give you more options in Teams, you're in luck. In a blog post, Microsoft announced that it ...

You can change your background on Microsoft Teams both before and during meetings, similar to many other video-conferencing apps. Microsoft Teams is a video-conferencing app, like Zoom, that allows ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

One of the great things about Zoom is the ability to change backgrounds. You can use any image you want to cover up the laundry piling up behind you, for instance, or to ensure your privacy in calls ...

If you’re a Microsoft Teams user who’s enviously watched Zoom users install fun, silly virtual backgrounds to mess with their coworkers, your wait is over. Microsoft Teams now supports custom ...

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has more people working from home lately, and that means more folks using group communication software like Slack and Microsoft Teams. So, right on cue, Microsoft has ...

The new feature in Microsoft Teams will let meetings users pick from a variety of backgrounds with dynamic animations. However, the feature won't work with PCs with less than 8GB of RAM. John Callaham ...

We previously showed you a hack that unlocked custom backgrounds for your Microsoft Teams video chats—allowing you to put yourself in front of an island, a static image of a room in your house or your ...

While Zoom remains popular for its ease of use and features such as the ability to pop in different backgrounds, it’s not the only video meeting app out there that lets you do those things. For ...