{"id":205,"date":"2020-10-08T22:32:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T22:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1322460"},"modified":"2020-10-08T22:32:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T22:32:49","slug":"microsoft-edge-tries-to-one-up-chrome-with-instant-video-calls-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=205","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Edge tries to one-up Chrome with instant video calls and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Microsoft Edge\u2018s move to Chromium was arguably an essential one if it wanted to remain competitive against Chrome, but in doing so it lost some of its uniqueness. As of right now, the browsers offer a very similar set of features.<\/p>\n<p>But now Microsoft is trying to differentiate its browser a bit by adding a few features you won\u2019t find in Chrome without adding extensions, including a quick video call feature, a nifty new screenshotting tool, and built-in price comparisons.<\/p>\n<p>The video-calling tool, Meet Now, might be the coolest new feature. You\u2019ll see the Meet Now button right on the new tab page. Tap on Meet Now and you\u2019ll be able to quickly create a&nbsp;link to start a video call with up to 50 people \u2014 no special software required from anyone.<\/p>\n<p>While just a year ago, the idea of having an instant video-calling button in your browser might\u2019ve seemed excessive, it could be a useful tool during, you know, these&nbsp;<em>uncertain times.&nbsp;<\/em>The feature is rolling out to Edge \u201cthis month,\u201d and will arrive to Outlook on the Web and the <a href=\"https:\/\/mspoweruser.com\/microsoft-edge-meet-now-video-call-button\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Windows 10 taskbar<\/a> \u201cin the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1322467 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/10\/W10_20H1_Surafce_Edge_Web-Capture-EDU_3x2_en-US.gif\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the screenshot tool not only allows you to select the specific part of a website you want to capture, but also scroll down the website to capture an extra-long image. Windows Insiders also gain early access to one of the features I most miss about the old Edge, the ability to easily annotate websites with inking capability.<\/p>\n<p>The price comparison feature allows you to build a catalog of products using Edge\u2019s \u2018Collection\u2019 tool \u2014 basically a built-in version of Pinterest \u2014 and then tap on a new \u201ccompare price to other retailers\u201d button to do just that. It\u2019s pretty barebones, but the point is having the convenience built-in.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1322466 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/10\/W10_20H1_Laptop_Edge_Collections_Price-Comparison_16x9_en-US.gif\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"422\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Pinterest, Microsoft is also rolling out deeper Pinterest integration widely, making it easy to find related products to those in your collection. If you enable the Collections + Pinterest feature, you\u2019ll then be able to be redirected to Pinterest from your items list to find related content.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1322465 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/10\/Edge-Collections_Pinterest-900x600-v72_Zooms.gif\" alt width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>For these and more features arriving in Edge, you can check out Microsoft\u2019s blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/2020\/10\/08\/whats-new-in-web-experiences-for-october-2020-microsoft-edge-is-the-best-browser-for-shopping-this-holiday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>For more gear, gadget, and hardware news and reviews, follow Plugged on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/plugged\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/flipboard.com\/@thenextweb\/plugged-54nihknvy\">Flipboard<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\"> Published October 8, 2020 \u2014 22:32 UTC <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/10\/08\/microsoft-edge-tries-to-one-up-chrome-with-instant-video-calls-and-more\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Edge\u2018s move to Chromium was arguably an essential one if it wanted to remain competitive against Chrome, but in doing so it lost some of its uniqueness. 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