Shaw offers free online lessons for kids during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has kept children from going to school to learn. Shaw hopes to do its part by offering some online learning lessons to help your kids keep up with their studies. The company is using an established education platform called EVERFI to bring these select learning games and lessons to kids between kindergarten and grade 12. You can check this initiative out over at this link.

This offer is part of the company's #ShawHelps campaign, which hopes to keep people connected, safe, and engaged during this crisis. The telecom company has already donated $1 million to food centres in Canada and offered free internet to low-income families, among other initiatives.

Source: MobileSyrup

OnePlus 8 series will be unveiled on April 14

Even without a local event, OnePlus is getting ready to unveil the OnePlus 8 series on April 14 at 11 am ET. The online-only launch will introduce to us the series of phones, which are rumoured to include a standard and Pro version of the handset. OnePlus so far has confirmed that the OnePlus 8 series will offer 5G connectivity as well as a 120Hz display. What we don't know right now is if OnePlus will carry on releasing different configurations in different markets. If you want to check out the launch event yourself, you can watch it in this link. We'll keep you posted for updates.

Source: The Next Web

Mozilla doesn't plan to delay Firefox update releases

Mozilla plans to keep its four-week release schedule for new Firefox Stable versions, which means the next update scheduled for April 7 will arrive on time. But Mozilla noted that feature development might be slowed down, given our current situation. The organization plans to take a look at planned features and will delay some of the non-critical changes. Google has previously announced that it would be postponing planned releases of Chrome and Chrome OS to ensure the stability of its platform.

Source: Ghacks.net

The 7 Most Popular Backend Languages to Learn in 2020

With so many companies, big and small, needing backend coders, learning a new language in 2020 is a great way to stay relevant or possibly land a perfect new job. 

Companies as well known as Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, and more, are investing in their backend programming. They're using a variety of languages, depending on their specific needs. Put yourself ahead of the game by learning one of the most popular backend languages.

There are a ton of backend languages being used. Knowing which one to focus on during 2020 is important. Think about what kind of work you want to do or what kind of work your company needs. Choose the language (or languages) that fits those needs best.

To help you work out which one you should learn this year, we've pulled together 7 of the most popular backend languages in a handy list. Read on to learn more and see which one fits your needs best.

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