Microsoft is adding automatic background blur to Skype video calls this week. The new feature lets you blur out your background in a call, helping erase the clutter in your office or home.

It’s a new native feature and I show you how to blur your video background with the click of a button! (similar to the one click feature in MS Teams). You'l' need to update to at least Zoom App ...

While Zoom has been great for uploading virtual backgrounds, you haven't been able to blur you background without leaving the platform until recently. On Feb. 1, the videoconferencing company ...

Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams offer ways to use virtual backgrounds for extra privacy or simply a change of scenery. An alternative is to blur the background completely. Here's how.

Slobs of the world, don’t work too hard KonMari-ing your apartment or office ahead of your next important Skype call. The video conferencing service is introducing blurred backgrounds so you can ...

On Thursday, Microsoft rolled out a bunch of updates to its Office 365 productivity suite, focused on collaboration. Microsoft Teams, its workplace chat tool and Slack rival, now has a free version.

Blurred backgrounds also just lend a professional air to video calls – this is especially true if you don’t have a dedicated video calling space in your house – like in a home office. With iOS 15, ...

In our sample image, the background just to the left of the horse’s face was still a bit sharp, so we added another point there, setting it to the same blur value of 100.

A month after Zoom launched its much-request blurred background feature on Feb. 1, some users are still reporting difficulties with taking their IRL backdrop out of focus. If you've had problems ...

There is one downside to the blur tool, however: it’s a system hog. Google warns the blur feature might impact your PC’s performance, especially if your computer isn’t very powerful.