SXSW cancels its event due to coronavirus

After numerous tech and entertainment companies have pulled out of next week's South by Southwest (SXSW) festival because of coronavirus concerns, the organizers have pulled the plug on the event. SXSW announced on its official Twitter account that they had to shut down the tech, movie, and music festival to follow an order from the City of Austin. The organizers noted that they were "devastated" to share the news to fans, and while they usually stood by "the show must go on" idea, they were going to "faithfully follow" the city's orders. 

Google starts rolling out 4K support for Stadia on the web

When Google Stadia first rolled out, streaming in 4K was limited to TVs via Chromecast Ultra. But now, the company is extending support to users on the web. Some Stadia users have started to get the update. To take advantage of this feature, you will need to have a Stadia Pro subscription, which costs $11.99, and you will need to enable 4K streaming from the Stadia mobile app. To check your streaming resolution, open the in-game menu, click "Connection," and look for a "4K icon underneath "Data usage." While 4K is supposedly limited to a minimum connection speed of 35mbps or rated as "Excellent," 9to5Google reports that it's gotten 4K to run at speeds rated as "Good" or "Ok."

Samsung to offer additional 'limited quantities' of the Galaxy Z Flip starting March 6

Samsung Canada quickly sold out the first batch of the foldable Galaxy Z Flip that the company will be selling another batch starting tomorrow, March 6. It'll be another limited quantity run, though. Samsung hasn't revealed how many units have been sold so far. If you're interested in buying one, you can just head to Samsung Experience stores or get it through Bell, Freedom Mobile, SaskTel, Rogers, Telus, Videotron, and Virgin for $1,819 off-contract or as low as $0 on-term.

Source: MobileSyrup

YouTube on Android TV gets darker background, thumbnail borders

We're not sure how widely YouTube has released this new user interface tweak for its Android TV app, but it certainly looks like a step in the right direction. The app seems to have a darker grey background as well as a border around highlighted thumbnails. Both features make it easier to read what's on the screen. The latter makes it quicker to differentiate what video is highlighted. Let us know if you've gotten access to the new feature. We'd love to hear your thoughts.

Source: 9to5Google