Summary: <p>This week's stories:</p><ul> <li>Mobile World Congress 2020 canceled over COVID-19 fears</li> <li>China virtually shut down due to COVID-19. Foxconn's iPhone plant closed; making face masks instead.</li> <li>RSA Conference (Feb 24th in San Francisco) is next - IBM has already dropped out. Is this the end of conferences?</li> <li>China's response to COVID-19 includes increased surveillance and the "Close Contact" app. Is America next?</li> <li>Focals by North AR glasses could be the answer to COVID-19. Are we ready for AR+databases?</li> <li>Check out <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech/episodes/61">TWiT's review of Focals</a> on <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech">Hands-On Tech</a>!</li> <li>Apple stores and factories closed in China. Apple was expected to announce an iPhone SE replacement this spring - will it be put on hold?</li> <li>Samsung Z Flip Review - the most transformative new smartphone in years</li> <li>Windows 10X - Microsoft's first try at a 32bit-free OS and a two-screen device OS</li> <li>Windows 10X on a MacBook - it can be done! (But don't try it at home)</li> <li>Google's new OS is called... Pigweed?</li> <li>Windows 10X coming to dual-screen laptops and tablets by the end of the year</li> <li>Microsoft Duo caught on video in the wild!</li> <li>$1000+ flagship phones are now the norm. Are they worth it? (Yes)</li> <li>Cloud-based computing will become the norm in the next 5 years</li> <li>Amazon sues the US government over JEDI contract given to Microsoft; JEDI put on hold by a federal judge</li> <li>Taika Waititi blasts the crappy MacBook keyboard at the Oscars</li> <li>Raspberry Pi - the best kids' computer available</li> <li>Watch Hands-On Android! <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-android/episodes/0">Episode 0</a> out now, Episode 1 coming 2/20/2020: <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-android">twit.tv/HOA</a> </li> <li>Coming soon: Hands-On Mac and Hands-On Linux!</li> <li>Spotify will destroy podcasting as we know it</li> <li>Elizabeth Holmes gets some of the Theranos charges dropped by a federal judge</li> <li>Is Venture Capitalism destroying capitalism?</li> <li>HQ Trivia crashes and burns - when will the current tech bubble burst?</li> <li>Essential shuttered - alleged sexual assaulter and Android inventor Andy Rubin's revolutionary phone company fails after less than a year.</li> <li>T-Mobile and Sprint merger passes second-to-last hurdle in its way</li> <li>Jeff Bezos buys the most expensive house in America</li> </ul> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/alex" target="_blank">Alex Wilhelm</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Daniel_Rubino" target="_blank">Daniel Rubino</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/DanPatterson" target="_blank">Dan Patterson</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://FreshBooks.com/twit">FreshBooks.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://WWT.COM/TWIT">WWT.COM/TWIT</a></li> <li><a href="http://expressvpn.com/twit">expressvpn.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://HealthIQ.com/twit">HealthIQ.com/twit</a></li> </ul>
