What you need to know Blizzard Entertainment may have over 7.25 million players are currently playing World of Warcraft, via BellularGaming, which lines up with a chart Blizzard shared at PAX East on how Dragonflight has shown subscriber growth, rather than decline, over the course of the latest WoW expansion. During a panel at PAX […]
Read MoreAmid uncertainties in the global business environment, Samsung is doubling down on what it considers to be a significant driver of future growth. We’ve seen an increasing application of artificial intelligence in its products, from smartphones to even washing machines, and the company has said it will continue to focus on AI to drive growth. […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft offered a business update today in a special Xbox podcast. During the podcast, Xbox lead Phil Spencer was joined by Xbox execs Sarah Bond and Matt Booty to discuss the future direction of the brand. As part of that, some of Microsoft’s “hidden gems” and service games will go […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Office Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased by 15% driven by Office 365 Commercial revenue growth of 17% With innovations in Copilot, Teams, and other commercial products Office365 users have increased. Microsoft’s push to innovate its commercial productivity offering with AI seems to be paying off. Microsoft’s most recent […]
Read MoreAs 2023 slowly comes to an end, Canalys issued a forecast report that looks at the estimated global smartphone shipments for this year and the following four years. The good news for vendors is that 2023 will see some recovery in markets like Latin America (2%), Africa (3%) and the Middle East (9%) with an […]
Read MoreWhile global smartphone shipments continue to contract, Honor saw impressive growth numbers in several key markets including Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Latin America. Based on data from Counterpoint Research, Honor’s aggressive expansions in Europe saw a 400% yearly growth in shipments which is practically unheard of for other brands in the region […]
Read MoreHalf a century ago, a small group of esteemed thinkers that called itself the Club of Rome got together to chew over a thorny question: What would happen if humanity continued to consume the world’s finite resources as if they were limitless? Their efforts generated the now-famous 1972 paper “The Limits to Growth,” in which they […]
Read MoreHonor was arguably the star of MWC 2023 in Barcelona, the company unveiling its Magic5 and Magic5 Pro and announcing the global rollout of the Magic Vs. In the aftermath we had a chance to speak to George Zhao, Honor CEO, and discuss the company’s plan going forward. George Zhao Discussing the Honor Magic5 Pro […]
Read MoreAlphabet posted its Q4 and FY 2022 earnings report earlier today and reported revenue earnings of $76 billion for the October-December 2022 period and $283 billion for the fiscal year. The Q4 figure is a mere 1% increase compared to Q4 2021 while the FY revenue figure saw a 10% gain. Net income/profit for Q4 […]
Read MoreFor episode 84 of Xbox Chaturdays, we’ll be joined once again by the lustrous mane of Jeff Grubb from Giant Bomb. We’ll be diving into the ongoing Activision controversies, Xbox Game Pass missing its growth targets, Age of Empires coming to console, the great physical vs digital video game debate, and so much more! If […]
Read MoreSamsung experienced a 58% year-on-year growth in Q2 2022, shipping enough smartwatches to overtake Huawei and finish as the quarter’s second-biggest wearable vendor. That’s according to market analysts Canalys, who report that Samsung saw its market share leap to 8.9%, shipping a total of 2.8 million units. This strong performance, the firm says, is mostly […]
Read MoreAccording to newly compiled Canalys report, the global smart wearable market recorded a 2% increase in shipments in Q2 2022, compared to Q1. The total global shipments of smart wearables – basic bands and smartwatches – stood at 41.7 million units. Of them, basic watches recorded a big 46.6% increase in shipments, while smartwatches (those […]
Read MoreApple today reported its earnings results for the third quarter of the 2022 fiscal year, including revenue of $83 billion and net quarterly profit of $19.4 billion. As usual since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple did not provide formal revenue guidance for the ongoing quarter, but Apple CEO Tim Cook did help to […]
Read MoreFor episode 71 of Xbox Chaturdays, we’ll be joined once again by Parris Lilly of the Kinda Funny Xcast. We’ll be diving into Xbox’s continued commitment to Japan, the latest details on the Skate reboot, co-op finally making its way to Halo Infinite, possibilities for an Xbox handheld, expectations for Xbox in 2023, our impressions […]
Read MoreSemiconductor revenue grew significantly in 2021, according to final figures from Gartner. Total revenue reached 594,952 million in the year, which was an increase of 26% year-over-year. The top-ten semiconductor vendors are familiar names in the industry, but it’s notable that Samsung Electronics earned the top spot over Intel in terms of market share. This […]
Read MoreAt the recently concluded Unpacked event, Samsung not only officially unveiled the Galaxy S22 series, but also the Galaxy Tab S8 series. The Galaxy Tab S8 series is the premium tablet range from the company. When talking about the Android tablet market, Samsung’s name always comes up on top. And it seems like Samsung tablets […]
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