Zoom's paying customers will be able to choose the region they want to use for their virtual meetings, the company announced Monday. Starting Saturday, April 18, paying customers can opt in or out of a specific data center region, although they won't be able to change their default region, which for most customers is the United States.
Apple Offers 'Good Enough' iPhone SE at Attractive Price
Apple on Wednesday introduced the second-generation iPhone SE, based on
its A13 Bionic processor. The phone has the best single-camera system in an iPhone, according to the company. The device is offered in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB versions. Pricing begins at $399.
GitHub Expands Free Feature Access, Slices Other Costs
GitHub has lowered its pricing plans drastically and made its core features
free for everyone, even for private development. The new structure allows access to GitHub's private repositories with unlimited collaborators for all GitHub accounts.
Google, Apple and MIT have made headlines with announcements of contact tracing mobile apps in the wings. Their purpose is to identify contacts of people who test positive for COVID-19 so appropriate actions can be taken to stem its spread. However, a Cambridge University professor threw some cold water on those apps.
Software developer Jacgue Montague Raymer released his second Linux distro upgrade of the year on March 31, following the upgrade of LinDoz two months earlier. Lightning fast MakuluLinux Flash 2020 does not disappoint.
More than 50 years after Commander Neil Armstrong became the first human to ever step on the surface of the Moon, the next Moon landings are being prepared with the goal of landing the first woman on the Moon by 2024. This shows that we are still eager to explore the unknown.
Enderle: How BlackBerry Could Make Voting From Smartphones Secure
Some states, including Colorado and Oregon, where I live, defaulted to mail-in ballots some time ago, and their elections are unconstrained by the pandemic. However, in many parts of the U.S. the prevailing attitude is that the Web lacks enough security for elections. That strikes me as odd.
COVID-19 Outbreak: Thoughts From the Stay-at-Home Front
Steps can be taken to mitigate the threat of spreading the coronavirus to folks who are sheltering at home. In many cases delivery drivers don't seem to have any protection, and if it's necessary to sign for something, customers are expected to...
COVID-19 researchers have a new source of distributed computing power: crowdsourcing. Usually crowdsourcing involves information or opinion gathering, but in this case it involves computing power. By installing the Folding@home software program,...
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Coronavirus canceled MWC, but new phones have continued to appear all the same. That's why I really needed Cherlynn Low's breakdown just to keep up with all the new mobile devices we've seen this spring, from the Reno Ace 2 to the just-unveiled iPhone SE (pre-orders open today at 8 AM ET) and OnePlus 8 and devices that have yet to appear, like Motorola's new flagship and the mysterious LG Velvet.
-- Richard
You can now set up Google Fi on your iPhone using an eSIM
Could it be any easier?
Engadget
So long as you're a new customer, you only need the Fi app and a nearby computer (displaying a QR code) to get started. Continue reading.
ACLU outlines privacy concerns for contact tracing tech
One of its main concerns is 'mission creep.'
Google
With contact tracing tech under development to fight the spread of COVID-19, watchdogs at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are urging the government and tech companies to take a tougher stance on privacy. Apple and Google's proposal would use Bluetooth data to detect phone owners' potential exposure to people who have tested positive for COVID-19. The companies say they will take a "privacy-preserving" approach to data collection.
"While some of these systems could offer public health benefits, they may also cause significant risks to privacy, civil rights and civil liberties," the ACLU's Surveillance and Cybersecurity Counsel Jennifer Stisa Granick wrote in a blog post. Continue reading.
Facebook's global currency plans were always doomed
Of course governments were against it.
After almost a full year of criticism, the Libra Association has climbed down from its original goal of creating a single "stablecoin" for the world. Rather than make what could be described as a global currency, Libra will now be a little bit more, uh, like PayPal. Dan Cooper explains how we got here. Continue reading.
Apple finally offers a reasonably priced graphics upgrade for the Mac Pro
Need a new GPU?
Engadget
As 9to5Macnoticed, you can now configure the Mac Pro with one or two Radeon Pro W5700X video cards, each with 16GB of memory. They're still not cheap upgrades at $600 and $1,600 respectively, but they're far less expensive than dropping $2,400 on a lone Radeon Pro Vega II. You can also buy the card by itself for $1,000 if you're upgrading after the fact. Continue reading.
Impossible Burger will soon be available in over 1,000 grocery stores
Even during a pandemic, Impossible Foods is planning 'aggressive' expansion.
Impossible
The faux meat product will be available in all Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions and Gelson's Markets in Southern California, all Safeway stores in Northern California and Nevada, all Jewel-Osco stores in greater Chicago, portions of eastern Iowa and northwest Indiana, all Wegmans on the East Coast and all Fairway Markets in New York City. Continue reading.
