Here’s a shocker – I actually like Facebook’s new Portal video chat device. Portal is the best video experience I’ve yet seen for video chat, trumping Apple's FaceTime, Skype, Google Hangouts and the ...

You can access Netflix's entire library of shows and movies with the Facebook Portal TV, the only Portal device that supports the streaming app.

Facebook wasn’t going to be left out of the smart display game. The Portal (and the Portal+, Portal mini, etc.) is a social-focused device that encourages video calls and keeps you updated on the ...

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Facebook is introducing several new features to its line of Portal video chat devices today, most of which have a work-from-home bent. The most significant announcement: all Portal devices will now ...

One of my favorite gadgets from all of 2018 is Facebook’s Portal Plus. That’s right, I said it. As controversial as it is to "like" anything out of Facebook right now, the Portal delivers far superior ...

When Mark Zuckerberg built the first version of Facebook in his college dorm room at Harvard, he imagined it as a window that would allow people to look in on the lives of other users. If Google was a ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Facebook’s first hardware product combines Alexa (and eventually Google Assistant) with a countertop video chat screen that zooms to always keep you in frame. Yet the fancy gadget’s success depends ...

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Facebook is bringing additional media services to its Portal TV device: Portal owners got access to subscription video content Amazon’s Prime Video service and Sling TV Tuesday. Portal now also offers ...

The Portal Go has a softer aesthetic than previous models, with a grey fabric enclosure that’s similar to Google’s Nest Hub. It has rounded corners and almost looks like the display has been stitched ...