Microsoft Teams

Microsoft is launching a new integration between its Viva service and Glint, a popular employee engagement platform acquired by LinkedIn back in 2018. The company says that Glint is set to arrive in Microsoft Viva in 2023, and it will help organizations improve employee engagement by providing actionable insights. For those unfamiliar, Glint provides tools…

Microsoft Teams is getting a new update that will allow users to calls with Bluetooth headsets on Windows PCs. This should be a welcome addition for people using keyboard shortcuts or a mouse to answer, end, or hold calls during Teams calls and meetings. In an update to the Microsoft 365 roadmap, the Redmond giant…

Microsoft announced yesterday that its Teams desktop app has reduced power consumption in video calls and meetings by up to 50 percent since June 2020. The company claims that these performance improvements should help to ensure that Microsoft Teams delivers a consistent user experience on low-end Windows PCs. Microsoft explains that it achieved significant gains…

Microsoft has unveiled a handful of new capabilities for Teams Rooms on Android devices, including support for webinars, reactions, and HDMI ingest. The company has announced in a message on the Microsoft 365 Admin Center that these new features aim to improve the collaboration experience for meeting participants. First up, Microsoft is bringing some enhancements…

Microsoft is working on some important updates for its Teams collaboration service. The Redmond giant is planning to release a new LinkedIn integration for one-on-one chats in Microsoft Teams that should make it easier for users to learn more about their coworkers. More specifically, Microsoft Teams will add a new LinkedIn tab to the 1:1…

Managing Microsoft Teams if you’re an IT Pro can often be a complicated process that requires multiple services to be combined. When provisioning a team, services such as Azure Active Directory (AAD), SharePoint Online, and Exchange Online connect to the core plumbing. It means that for you as an IT administrator, you need to connect…

Microsoft has unveiled some important updates for its Teams collaboration service. The company has announced that Microsoft Teams public preview users can now test new chat and meeting features, including support for Compact mode, meeting co-organizers, and more. First up, Microsoft Teams has added a new Compact mode option that allows users to fit 50…

Many of us have witnessed how easy it is for the boundary between work and life to blur over the past year. As our lives become increasingly connected, we make sense of an enormous amount of information while multiple tasks and deliverables require our attention. As more people work remotely, it is harder to figure…

Microsoft has just published its monthly roundup covering everything added to its Teams collaboration platform in January 2022. This month, the biggest improvements include a new “Press to unmute” feature for meetings, a Front row layout for Teams Rooms devices, updates for Teams Phones, and much more. Here’s a look at everything you need to…

Microsoft has launched a new device trade-in program for its Teams collaboration platform. The new initiative aims to make it easier for organizations to migrate to Teams and receive cashback by selling their eligible traditional unified communications devices such as desktop phones. The Redmond giant has teamed up with Network-Value to make this new device…