Embracer Group sells Borderlands developer Gearbox to Take-Two Interactive for $460 million

What you need to know Embracer Group purchased Gearbox Software for $1.3 billion back in 2021.  Embracer Group is now selling most of Gearbox to Take-Two Interactive, parent company of 2K Games, for $460 million. Gearbox Software retains the rights to the Borderlands, Homeworld, and Risk of Rain franchises. Embracer Group is retaining the publishing […]

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Embracer Group officially sells Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive — and the sale might include even more

What you need to know Embracer Group is selling developer and publisher Saber Interactive for a listed price of $247 million.  The sale includes multiple subsidiaries, including New World Interactive, Nimble Giant, and Slipgate.  The sale also grants Saber Interactive the option to bring Metro developer 4A Games and Pinball FX developer Zen Studios.  According […]

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US passes ban that could ban TikTik unless ByteDance sells it

Only a week ago reports came out that a new bill is looking to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a ban in the US. And now that bill has passed the US House of Representatives (with a strong bipartisan support, the vote went 352-65). The next stop, the Senate. Senator Rand Paul opposes […]

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Apple sells more than 200K units of Vision Pro

Apple opened pre-orders for the Vision Pro on 19 January 2024. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the company sold between 160,000 and 180,000 units of the mixed-reality headset on that weekend. Now, according to a new report from MacRumors, Apple has sold more than 200,000 units of the Vision Pro since the pre-orders have gone live. […]

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Game Pass day one game Palworld a.k.a. ‘Pokémon with guns’ sells one million copies in just 8 hours

What you need to know The not-Pokémon game with guns, Palworld, has been released on Xbox Game Pass and Steam in early access. The game is shattering the wildest expectations by selling 1 million copies in just 8 hours. With 370k+ concurrent players, Palworld has hit one of the top 25 All-Time Peaks for a […]

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Rabbit r1, an unusual pocket-sized digital assistant, sells out in one day

Rabbit Inc. went on a mission to create “the simplest computer” so intuitive that “you don’t need to learn how to use it.” The company came out with a pocket-sized gadget called the Rabbit r1. It was announced at CES 2024 and apparently became an instant hit. The r1 is a small gadget that tries […]

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Samsung sells 1.5 million Galaxy Jump series phones in South Korea

There is a common belief among tech enthusiasts that Samsung launches too many phones for its own good, probably slowing down the process of software development and release of updates. However, sales figures reveal that its strategy of offering something for everyone works quite well. The company is the biggest smartphone maker in the world […]

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Redmi sells 1 million K70 units, Lamborghini Edition arrives tomorrow

Redmi introduced the K70 series a month ago, and today, the company announced the first major milestone in sales. The Xiaomi brand managed to push 1 million units of the lineup in just two weeks, smashing previous records for the K series. Users purchased one of three phones – Redmi K70, K70 Pro, or K70e. […]

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Apple Computer Check Signed by Steve Jobs Sells for $46,000

A check signed by former Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs sold for $46,063 at auction this week. Issued by “Apple Computer Company” in 1976, the $4.01 check was made out to electronics retailer RadioShack. Jobs filled out the check on July 23, 1976, which was the time that he and Steve Wozniak were working […]

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All the Hardware Apple Still Sells With a Lightning Port

Apple introduced the Lightning port in September 2012 with the launch of the iPhone 5. The connector was a significant change from the previous 30-pin connector used in Apple devices, offering a smaller, more efficient connection that could be inserted either way up, enhancing ease of use. In September 2023, over a decade later, Apple […]

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Like Apple and other brands, Samsung sells fewer tablets in Q3 2023

Samsung has completed the launch of its entire tablet lineup for 2023, including the Galaxy Tab A9, Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and the Galaxy Tab S9 series. While the South Korean firm has improved its entire lineup, it didn’t see any of those improvements translate into better sales. In fact, its tablet shipments fell as […]

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Lies of P sells one million units less than a month after it launched for Xbox and PC

What you need to know NEOWIZ has declared that Lies of P has sold over one million units just under a month after it was released on September 18, 2023. Lies of P is a Soulslike action-RPG that reimagines the classic stories of Pinocchio into a gritty, steampunk adventure where the player must the city […]

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Best Buy sells the Pixel 8 Pro with a free Pixel Watch 2, Pixel 8 gets the Pixel Buds Pro instead

It has been almost exactly a year since Google unveiled the Pixel 7 series and the Pixel Watch – now their successors have arrived. They are available through Google’s online store, of course, but here is an offer from Best Buy (this is for US fans only). Both phones come bundled with a Pixel accessory […]

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Apple Now Sells EarPods With USB-C, Lightning, or Headphone Plug

In addition to updating the AirPods Pro with a USB-C charging case, Apple has made its wired EarPods headphones available with a USB-C connector for use with the new iPhone 15 models. The earbuds are $19 on Apple’s online store. Apple now sells three versions of EarPods, including ones with a USB-C connector, Lightning connector, […]

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Xiaomi sells 1 million Redmi 12 series smartphones in India in a month

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 12 4G and Redmi 12 5G in India on August 1, and in their first sale on August 4, the company sold 300,000 units of these smartphones, achieving a milestone of INR 3 billion ($36 million/€33 million) in sales. Now, the Chinese phone maker has announced it sold over 1 million […]

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Apple-1 Ad Handwritten by Steve Jobs Sells for Over $175,000

An Apple-1 advertisement that was written by Steve Jobs recently sold for $175,759 at an auction hosted by RR Auction. The ad is a rough draft with specifications for the Apple-1 machine, along with information on the details that Jobs wanted to include. “Board only + manual, $75. A real deal” reads a part of […]

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Rare 4GB Original iPhone Sells for Record $190,000 at Auction

A factory sealed original 2007 iPhone has been sold at auction for $190,373, far exceeding the previous record for an auctioned ‌iPhone‌. Apple sold the 4GB original ‌‌iPhone‌‌ for a limited amount of time, making it is the rarest of the first-generation ‌‌iPhone‌‌ models. It was predicted to establish a record sale price of up […]

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Original iPhone 4GB sells for $190,372 at auction

Many years ago Steve Jobs delivered a keynote address at Macworld 2007 and unveiled the Apple iPhone. This revolutionary device was quite pricey – the base 4GB model cost $500, the 8GB one was $600 and that was if you signed a 2-year contract with AT&T (which was going by Cingular at the time). Fast […]

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With M2 Ultra Mac Pro, Apple Completes Apple Silicon Transition and No Longer Sells Intel-Based Macs

Apple today introduced an Apple silicon version of the Mac Pro that uses the new M2 Ultra chip, and with that update, Apple’s transition to Apple silicon is now complete. The first Apple silicon Mac came out in 2020, and three years later, every Mac is using Apple-designed chips. The ‌Mac Pro‌ was the last […]

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Motorola Razr 40 Ultra sells out in China during first open sale

Following last week’s announcement, Motorola’s brand new Razr 40 Ultra went on its first open sale in China. The flip foldable garnered plenty of attention and instantly sold out across Motorola and Lenovo’s online stores, as well as third-party retailers JD.com and Tmall. Motorola China’s official Weibo confirmed a total of 10,000 units of the […]

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