MWC 2020 phone event canceled because of coronavirus outbreak

From CNET: Mobile World Congress 2020 is canceled. The GSMA, the organization responsible for the Barcelona event, announced Wednesday that it's calling off this year's MWC, a major event for the mobile phone industry, given the number of companies withdrawing because of the coronavirus.

"The...

Microsoft and Samsung partner on Xbox cloud-based game streaming

From The Verge: Samsung launched its new Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Z Flip smartphones yesterday, but the company also broadened its Microsoft partnership at the same time. Samsung and Microsoft are teaming up on a cloud-based game streaming service, and it’s likely this will involve xCloud appearing on...

US Officials Say Huawei Can Access Government Backdoors

From PC Mag: Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei can apparently access telecom networks through backdoors “designed for use by law enforcement,” according to US officials.

Companies manufacturing telecom equipment are required by US law to build backdoors for government authorities to tap into...

Lyft's fourth-quarter earnings show $1 billion in revenue

From CNET: Lyft faced an uncertain fourth quarter in 2019 but still managed to beat analysts' expectations for revenue. The ride-hailing company reported its highest quarterly revenue to date, coming in at more than $1 billion.

The company focused on slimming down during the quarter that ended in...

P82 Flow: Antec present new Model of the renowned Performance Series

From Antec Press Release: In the year of their 33rd anniversary, Antec Inc. presents the latest mid tower of their Antec Performance Series: the Antec P82 Flow. The case is now commercially available at MSRP US$64.99.

The Antec Performance P82 Flow Mid-Tower computer case is the evolution of P8...

Malwarebytes Report: Mac Threats Up 400 Percent

From PC Mag: Ready to get scared? Today is the day that Malwarebytes, the now-venerable provider of anti-malware programs for all major operating systems at home or work, releases its 2020 State of Malware Report. It takes into account all the threats and attacks the company tracked in the year 2019...

T-Mobile gets green light from judge on Sprint deal

From CNET: T-Mobile's deal with Sprint is almost across the finish line as a New York judge has ruled to let the pending $26.5 billion transaction go ahead. First reported Monday night from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, US District Judge Victor Marrero formally ruled in favor of...

G.SKILL Announces High-Performance DDR4-3600 C16 256GB Memory Kit

From G.Skill Press Release: G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd. is thrilled to announce an all-new high capacity, low-latency memory kit, Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 CL16-20-20 256GB (32GBx8) 1.35V, for the latest AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X processor. Built with the latest high-density 16Gb...

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