Galaxy S24 goes on sale globally after strong pre-order demand

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 series at its Unpacked event in San Jose, California, on January 17. The company started taking pre-orders for the new handsets that same day with a global release slated for January 31. That day has now arrived. The Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra have gone on sale […]

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‘Pokémon with guns’ Palword comes to Game Pass this month as Xbox starts 2024 strong

What you need to know The upcoming not-Pokémon game with guns, Palworld, is coming to Xbox Game Pass in early access. The game features familiar yet distinctly different loveable creatures and — you guessed it — a lot of guns.  With the announcement of the Xbox Developer Direct on January 18th and Palworld hitting Game […]

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‘Pokémon with guns’ Palworld comes to Game Pass this month as Xbox starts 2024 strong

What you need to know The upcoming not-Pokémon game with guns, Palworld, is coming to Xbox Game Pass in early access. The game features familiar yet distinctly different loveable creatures and — you guessed it — a lot of guns.  With the announcement of the Xbox Developer Direct on January 18th and Palworld hitting Game […]

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Sony sees slumping revenues despite strong PS5 demand

Sony Group published its financial report for the period ending on September 30 and its operating profit was down 29% compared to the same time last year. Sony reported JPY 263 billion ($1.74 billion) in profits as the company saw disappointing performance across its image sensor and chip divisions. Quarterly revenues stood at JPY 2.8 […]

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Apple Q4 report shows strong iPhone sales, all-time high services revenue

Apple shared its quarterly financial results for the period ending on September 30 with total revenues of $89.5 billion and $22.9 billion in profits. The revenue numbers are down by 1% compared to the same period last year while the net income figure is up 10% on a yearly basis. Apple consolidated financial statement for […]

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Samsung posts improved Q3 earnings thanks to strong demand for flagship smartphones

Samsung posted its Q3 earnings report and the numbers show quarterly revenue of KRW 67.40 trillion ($49.99 billion) and operating profit of KRW 2.43 trillion ($1.80 billion). The revenue figures represent a gradual decline of 12.3% on the yearly basis but are 12% up from the Q2 values while the operating profit is up over […]

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Labor Day is over, but these laptop discounts on HP, Surface, Acer, and more are going strong

Labor Day is an excellent time to pick up a PC. It’s also the last time that we’ll see some of the best laptops on sale until Black Friday. Back to school sales are wrapping up and other promotions are in the rearview mirror, making Labor Day a last hurrah for laptop shoppers. Right now, […]

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Samsung’s update game is so strong that we’ve begun to expect a bit too much

The last couple of weeks have been pretty exciting for Samsung fans, especially those who own a Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, or Galaxy S23 Ultra. That’s because the company finally started the Android 14 and One UI 6.0 beta program for the Galaxy S23 lineup, with more devices expected to be included in the public […]

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Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Are Still Going Strong

Ian Livingstone is the cofounder of Games Workshop, the legendary UK game company behind Warhammer 40,000. In his new book Dice Men: The Origin Story of Games Workshop, Livingstone recounts the company’s humble beginnings. “It’s really in many ways a personal memoir rather than a business book,” Livingstone says in Episode 547 of the Geek’s […]

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Sony quarterly report reveals strong PS5 sales, mobile phones in decline

Sony published its quarterly report between the months of April and June, which is Q1 in the company’s fiscal year. Overall sales were up 33% thanks to a significant increase in the game and network services, music, imaging and financial services business. The company did not reveal the exact number of shipped consoles in the […]

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Galaxy Book 3 laptops hit the shelves in a 215 million strong market

Samsung is finally releasing its premium Galaxy Book 3 laptops in Brazil. So far, the lineup consists of the Galaxy Book 3 360 and Galaxy Book 3 Ultra, but Samsung says other models in the series “will be announced soon.” For now, prospective buyers in Brazil can pick from the 13.3-inch Galaxy Book 3 360 […]

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Weekly poll results: the Pixel 7a starts strong, the Pixel Fold was deemed to be overpriced

As expected, the Pixel 7a has garnered a lot of interest – Google’s attractively priced almost flagship has a lot of buyers already lined up. A few feel it’s too pricey, but Pixel prices don’t hold at MSRP for very long. Case in point, the Pixel 7 regularly falls to around the same price as […]

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Weekly poll results: the Motorola Edge 40 Pro is off to a strong start

Nearly half of the voters in last week’s poll are interested in the Motorola Edge 40 Pro, though a lot of them were holding off on making a final decision until the reviews came out. If you’re one of them, check out our review (including on video). Spoiler alert: it’s a great high-end phone, though […]

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Samsung SDI 2022 profit reaches sky high, thanks to strong EV battery demand

South Korean battery maker, Samsung SDI (Samsung’s arm), revealed that the company posted a record profit in 2022. Samsung SDI’s net profit increased by 63.1%, registering KRW 2.03 trillion (approx $1.62 billion) in the same period. These staggering profits were made possible by strong EV battery demand and Energy Storage Systems (ESS). Samsung SDI highlighted […]

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Despite strong performance, Samsung’s QD-OLED TV didn’t sell enough

Last year, Samsung unveiled its first OLED TV—S95B—in over a decade. While it wasn’t the South Korean firm’s flagship 4K TV, it still managed to get more attention and praise than the QN95B (Samsung’s flagship 4K TV of 2022). And that’s due to the QD-OLED TV’s exceptional colors, viewing angles, contrast ratio, deep blacks, and […]

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Weekly poll results: the Redmi K60 series is off to a strong start

Judging by last week’s poll, the Redmi K60 series is off to a strong start. Judging by the first sales report, we can conclude the same. Some models of the trio are more popular than others, of course. The Redmi K60 Pro is the fan favorite, no surprise here. It received a lot of positive […]

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Apple Q4 earnings report highlights yet another strong performance

As expected, Apple released its Q4 earnings report for the fiscal quarter ending on September 24 and quarterly revenues sitting at an all-time high of $90.1 billion – an 8% increase compared to the same time last year. Yearly revenues are also up 8% YoY at $394.3 billion. Net income grew to $20.72 billion while […]

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Strong iPhone 14 Pro Sales Could See Apple Hold 60% Market Share for High-End Smartphones

Strong sales of iPhone 14 Pro models could see Apple stabilize its market share for high-end handsets at 60%, if the enthusiastic consumer response continues through the year. According to DigiTimes, so far this year Apple’s market share for high-end handsets with unit prices of over $500 has reached 55% in off season and 60% […]

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Kuo: Apple Increasing iPhone 14 Pro Production Due to Strong Demand

Apple has advised manufacturing partner Foxconn to increase production of iPhone 14 Pro models due to strong demand for the devices, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. “Due to strong demand for the iPhone 14 Pro models, my latest survey indicates that Apple has asked Hon Hai to switch the production lines of the iPhone 14 […]

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Apple Releases Safari 16 With Tab Group Start Pages, Cross-Device Syncing for Website Settings, Strong Password Updates and More

Apple today released Safari 16, with the new update bringing some macOS Ventura features to macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur while we wait for the October launch of the new operating system. Safari 16 includes Tab Group start pages, support for pinned tabs in Tab Groups, and Tabs in the sidebar. The update also […]

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