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You'll never have to talk on the phone again once you learn how to take advantage of ringless voicemail services and start recording voice memos.

By Jason Cohen
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Feel uncomfortable sharing your personal phone number with everyone who needs to reach you? Try these apps, which allow anyone to quickly generate disposable numbers.

By Eric Griffith
How to Get a Secret Phone Number

From creating slides to transcribing live conversations, these are the best ways AI can help you get the most out of your video meetings.

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4.5 Editors' Choice

Canva offers an eye-popping variety of AI-powered graphic design tools that effectively help you move ideas from your imagination to the screen or print—no matter your skill level.

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By Shelby Putnam Tupper
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Why settle for an ancient, analog PBX? The best voice over IP (VoIP) services we've tested deliver enterprise-grade phone system features for a small-business-friendly price.

By Ben Moore & John Brandon
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Slack and Microsoft Teams are the leading platforms for internal corporate communication. While both offer powerful features, each has its own strengths, so we're here to help you determine which one is the best fit for your business.

By John Brandon
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Google says it 'identified the root cause and rolled back a recent change.'

By Emily Forlini
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4.5 Editors' Choice

Slack's advanced messaging features, comprehensive integration support, variety of helpful AI tools, and welcoming interface make it the business communication app to beat.

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By John Brandon
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The best video conferencing services we've tested help you stay connected and communicate with clients, team members, and anyone else, no matter where you are.

By Ruben Circelli
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A voice over IP (VoIP) service can boost your call quality and save you money compared with a traditional landline. These are the best VoIP services we've tested for home phone needs.

By Ben Moore
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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
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3.5

The Dialpad Connect VoIP service stands out for its easy-to-use interface and beyond-basic AI features, though its pricing structure could be more flexible.

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By John Brandon
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Whether you're trying to chat with team members, organize a project, or work on a shared spreadsheet, you need the right software for the job. The best online collaboration tools we've tested can help.

By Jill Duffy & Ruben Circelli
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Some long-awaited Microsoft Teams features, like threaded conversations and the option to react with multiple different emojis on the same message, are rolling out now.

By James Peckham
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The Supreme Court rejects a challenge to the FCC's universal service fund, meaning the agency can continue collecting money from telcos to support service in rural and low-income areas.

By Rob Pegoraro
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3.5

Microsoft Teams Phone is a full-featured add-on with powerful AI calling features, but its administrative complexity and high costs are downsides for small businesses.

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By John Brandon
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4.0

Microsoft Teams delivers a premium audio, messaging, and video conferencing experience for workplaces, with plenty of genuinely useful Copilot AI features throughout.

$6.00 Per User Per Month, Billed Annually
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By John Brandon
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At $25,000, the video-conferencing tech from HP and Google will be limited to select enterprise customers when it launches later this year.

By Michael Kan
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A Google I/O demo of the system HP is about to bring to market shows an uncanny fidelity, with some amusing glitches, bringing us all a lot closer to the Holodeck.

By Rob Pegoraro
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4.0 Editors' Choice

Zoom Phone is a capable VoIP service with handy AI features and a slick, understandable interface, making it an excellent choice for teams that want to keep costs down.

$10 Per User Per Month
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By John Brandon
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