Last minute geek

1. Jabra Evolve2 65 Bluetooth headset review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

REVIEW – I live in New York City, which is the epicenter in the United States for the life-changing Covid-19 outbreak. For the past 2 months, I have been working from home and have been a part of conference ...

2. Improving open source database deployment and security
(English/Linuxtoday)

Speakers from Shopify and LinkedIn outline open source database cloud and security challenges and best practices at the Percona Live Online conference. Read all  ...

3. Microsoft's GitHub Advances Code Collaboration, Development
(English/Linuxtoday)

At the GitHub Satellite virtual conference, new efforts to help developers write code and collaborate were announced. Read all  ...

4. The Specter of Coronavirus Dominates Red Hat Summit 2020
(English/Linuxtoday)

The same coronavirus that drove the event online was also everywhere evident at this stay-at-home conference. Read all  ...

5. 2020 Open Source Conferences That Have Moved Online
(English/Linuxtoday)

A whole lot of open source conference are going virtual as the COVID-19 pandemic continues Read all  ...

6. IOGear Access Pro USB-C KVM Switch with Power Delivery review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

REVIEW – We’re all spending a lot more time at home than any of us thought possible at the turn of the year. For families and roommates, working from home means a juggling for a quiet space to take conference ...

7. GDC ha una nuova data: si farà ad agosto
(Italiano/webnews)

Dopo il rinvio dei giorni scorsi, la Game Developers Conference ha finalmente una nuova data, e si farà ad agosto. The post GDC ha una nuova data: si farà ad agosto appeared first on Webnews. Read all ...

8. How Have Codes of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policies Worked Out?
(English/Linuxtoday)

FOSSforce: Do projects and conferences have a healthier atmosphere thanks to anti-harassment policies? Read all  ...

9. Google Maps borrows Lens tech to highlight popular restaurant dishes
(English/engadget)

Google introduced big changes to Lens at its I/O conference last year by turning your phone's camera into a powerful search tool. With one of the key features, you could point your camera at a restaurant ...

10. Austin cancels SXSW over coronavirus fears
(English/engadget)

During a news conference on Friday afternoon, Austin city officials announced that they have declared a local disaster and canceled this year's SXSW festival. The show is being called off over infection ...

11. Google cancels I/O developer conference amid coronavirus fears
(English/engadget)

Google has cancelled I/O, its annual developer conference, citing coronavirus concerns. The tech giant has sent out an email to all attendees informing them of the decision. I/O 2020 was set to be held ...

12. Coronavirus bursts Big Tech’s bubble
(English/engadget)

Virus enthusiasts from all over the world converged in San Francisco this week for America's largest security event: RSA Conference 2020. Before it began, fourteen companies withdrew from RSAC over ...

13. Amazon is the latest to pull out of GDC over coronavirus fears
(English/engadget)

The annual Game Developers Conference just lost another big-name tech company due to coronavirus worries. Amazon Web Services has pulled out of the 2020 show in response to "continued concerns over ...

14. Geneva Motor Show canceled over coronavirus fears
(English/engadget)

Like Mobile World Conference and Facebook's F8, the 2020 Geneva Motor Show has been definitively canceled and will not take place this year. The Swiss government has imposed a ban on public gatherings ...

15. Microsoft won't be at GDC because of coronavirus
(English/engadget)

Microsoft is skipping the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this year, citing concerns about the global coronavirus outbreak. It isn't the only company to bow out of GDC 2020: Sony, Facebook, ...

16. Facebook cancels F8 developer conference over coronavirus concerns
(English/engadget)

Facebook is the latest tech company to cancel an event due to the coronavirus outbreak. The company's annual developer conference, F8, was scheduled for May 5th and 6th, but it's not going to ...

17. Huawei’s Mate Xs is a tougher foldable phone lacking the apps you want
(English/engadget)

Despite nailing the reveal at MWC last year, Huawei's impressive foldable phone, the Mate X, never made it any further than briefings, press conferences and Chinese early adopters -- there's ...

18. Sony teases the Xperia Pro 5G aimed at video creators
(English/engadget)

During its virtual MWC press conference, Sony teased the Xperia Pro 5G, a phone designed for video creators much like RED's now defunct Hydrogen phone. Much like the new Xperia 1 II, it's a flagship ...

19. Sony and Facebook withdraw from GDC due to coronavirus concerns
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... Game Developer's Conference this year. In doing... Read all  ...

20. Love at first fold: 24 hours with Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip
(English/engadget)

I'll admit it, when Samsung teased the Galaxy Fold at its Developer Conference in 2018, I wasn't sold on the concept. Sure, the technology was impressive, but it just seemed gimmicky to me. The ...

21. The most detailed image of the sun
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... object in the solar system,” said Inouye telescope director Thomas Rimmele during a January 24 news teleconference. Covering an area 36,500 kilometers across — roughly three times the diameter of Earth ...

22. The Catholic Church broke its promise to publish a list of "credibly accused" abuser priests, so Propublica did it for them
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... "credibly accused," according to criteria that vary widely from diocese to diocese -- the US Conference of Catholic Bishops says it has no authorities to dictate standards for these lists. 41 dioceses ...

23. Jane Metcalfe, co-founder NEO.LIFE, has a cool upcoming book
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... reading delight. But, you can also turn it on its end and use it as a makeshift work surface, which is great when a colleague has to come be in the video conference but also wants desk space to take notes. ...

24. Nancy Pelosi claims Facebook doesn’t care about the truth
(English/engadget)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shared some harsh criticisms of Facebook at a press conference today. Pelosi said Facebook doesn't care about truth and has been "very irresponsible." Read ...

25. Propublica offering diversity scholarships for students to attend 2020 journalism conferences
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

If you or someone you know is a US-based student interested in attending conferences such as Investigative Reporters and Editors, The National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting, or National Association ...