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	Podcast:		This Week in Tech (MP3)
	Episode:		TWiT 758: Facemasks and Fear
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		02:30:52
	Publish Date:		2020-02-16 20:27:27
	Description:		This week's stories: Mobile World Congress 2020 canceled over COVID-19 fears China virtually shut down due to COVID-19. Foxconn's iPhone plant closed; making face masks instead. RSA Conference (Feb 24th in San Francisco) is next - IBM has already dropped out. Is this the end of conferences? China's response to COVID-19 includes increased surveillance and the "Close Contact" app. Is America next? Focals by North AR glasses could be the answer to COVID-19. Are we ready for AR+databases? Check out TWiT's review of Focals on Hands-On Tech! Apple stores and factories closed in China. Apple was expected to announce an iPhone SE replacement this spring - will it be put on hold? Samsung Z Flip Review - the most transformative new smartphone in years Windows 10X - Microsoft's first try at a 32bit-free OS and a two-screen device OS Windows 10X on a MacBook - it can be done! (But don't try it at home) Google's new OS is called... Pigweed? Windows 10X coming to dual-screen laptops and tablets by the end of the year Microsoft Duo caught on video in the wild! $1000+ flagship phones are now the norm. Are they worth it? (Yes) Cloud-based computing will become the norm in the next 5 years Amazon sues the US government over JEDI contract given to Microsoft; JEDI put on hold by a federal judge Taika Waititi blasts the crappy MacBook keyboard at the Oscars Raspberry Pi - the best kids' computer available Watch Hands-On Android! Episode 0 out now, Episode 1 coming 2/20/2020: twit.tv/HOA Coming soon: Hands-On Mac and Hands-On Linux! Spotify will destroy podcasting as we know it Elizabeth Holmes gets some of the Theranos charges dropped by a federal judge Is Venture Capitalism destroying capitalism? HQ Trivia crashes and burns - when will the current tech bubble burst? Essential shuttered - alleged sexual assaulter and Android inventor Andy Rubin's revolutionary phone company fails after less than a year. T-Mobile and Sprint merger passes second-to-last hurdle in its way Jeff Bezos buys the most expensive house in America Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Daniel Rubino, and Dan Patterson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: FreshBooks.com/twit WWT.COM/TWIT expressvpn.com/twit HealthIQ.com/twit
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