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4.0

Lucidspark is a reliable whiteboard app for collaborating in real time or asynchronously.

By Jill Duffy  & Gabriela Vatu

In a preliminary finding, the EU says Microsoft has 'breached EU antitrust rules' by tying Teams with Microsoft 365 and Office 365.

By Joe Hindy

AT&T is designated as a Carrier of Last Resort in the state for at least another year, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) rules.

By Emily Price

Why settle for an ancient, analog PBX? Our tested voice over IP (VoIP) picks deliver enterprise-grade phone system features for a small-business price.

By Neil McAllister

We test the leading software that helps teams work together. These are the top online collaboration tools we recommend.

By Jill Duffy
3.5

The affordable whiteboard app Stormboard helps teams brainstorm, map out ideas, and otherwise work together. It's efficient, but lacks the latest features of newer competitors.

By Jill Duffy
4.5
Editors' Choice

Miro is a unique and inspiring app that makes it a pleasure to collaborate, share, and present your work.

By Jill Duffy  & Gabriela Vatu
4.0

Whether you start with a blank canvas or a well-crafted template, collaboration app Mural helps you and your team brainstorm, plan, and share ideas.

By Jill Duffy  & Gabriela Vatu

Slack feeds user content, messages, and uploads to its machine learning models. All users are opted-in by default.

By Kate Irwin

If you don't have access to a fax machine, you can send and receive faxes right from your computer or mobile device.

By Lance Whitney

At Google I/O, we try Project Starline, the company's hyper-realistic video-conferencing solution.

By Michael Kan

The tech giant partners with HP to commercialize Project Starline, which it says produces 'better attentiveness, memory recall, and an overall sense of presence' in meetings.

By Michael Kan

Nothing beats in-person meetings, but video conferencing is the next best thing, especially for fully remote companies. We evaluate and rank the top players based on their ability to keep meetings engaging and efficient.

By Neil McAllister
4.0

Trello is one of the most intuitive work management apps you'll find, and a capable tool for use within teams and with outside partners.

By Jill Duffy  & Gabriela Vatu

Choosing voice over IP (VoIP) for your home phone can boost your call quality and save money. We test and rank independent VoIP services so you can choose one that offers the best calls for your coins.

By Oliver Rist  & Neil McAllister

The office phone is still the centerpiece of business communications after decades. Find out which VoIP provider is best for powering your calls.

By Eric Griffith

These burner apps let you quickly create disposable phone numbers whenever you need to, which is much easier than buying and activating a burner phone.

By Eric Griffith

Anyone can now buy Microsoft's video conferencing software Teams separately from 365.

By Kate Irwin
3.5

Zoho Meeting is a useful low-cost video conferencing service that provides most of what you need for online meetings, but it remains clunky in key areas.

By Daniel Brame  & Robert Anderson

Now you can look a little more refreshed for that 8am meeting.

By Emily Price