To no one’s surprise, the ten month-old console has sold remarkably well since it first launched last March.
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Samsung has ended Intel’s 25-year run as the world’s biggest seller of chipsets after it posted its 2017 end of year financials. The Korean tech giant’s chipset division — which has long been its biggest hitter — grossed total revenue of $69 billion in 2017, eclipsing the $62.8 billion Intel reported for last year. That was a record year for Intel — and… Read More
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Previous Sport Meganes have always been the best hot hatches for keen drivers. This new third generation adds four-wheel steering, plus two extra doors.
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Spotify is testing an app that sees it move firmly into Pandora’s territory.
‘Stations’ is a new Android-only app that is being piloted by the company in Australia — it was first noticed by app analytics firm Sensor Tower on Tuesday.
This app offers a ‘lean-back’ option to listen to music based on genres and managed playlists. In the description, Spotify… Read More
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President Trump largely ignored tech issues as he pushed immigration reform and a broad infrastructure plan in his first State of the Union address.
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Amazon, JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway are building a healthcare company, Facebook is banning cryptocurrency ads and TrackR lays off 42 people. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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With a president as mercurial as Trump, it was anyone’s guess what would happen during his first State of the Union address. The appearance is the president’s most high profile public speaking moment of the year and Trump was expected to touch on some of the issues of the moment, including funding for a border wall, infrastructure and an immigration deal. While less likely if… Read More
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The spectre of the Note 7 and the jailing of its de facto leader didn’t appear to slow Samsung Electronics from making $50 billion in profit last year.
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The Franco-Japanese alliance upset Volkswagen’s long reign atop the sales throne, all thanks to Mitsubishi.
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Line, the messaging app with around 200 million monthly users, is embracing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to fend off increased competition from Facebook and others. The Japanese company today announced the creation of a new financial services division which will spearhead a move into cryptocurrencies and other services including loans and insurance. Line already operates a payment… Read More
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