Gaming Tech Culture Most of Activision Blizzard's Q3 revenue came from microtransactions Microtransactions are big business: $1.2 billion in the last quarter By Shawn Knight, November 2, 2020, 4:13 PM 7 comments
The Web Industry Facebook's latest earnings report isn't reason for concern Facebook is doing just fine By Shawn Knight, October 30, 2020, 2:33 PM
Apple Apple has positioned itself for a colossal holiday quarter Apple has new offerings across much of its lineup By Shawn Knight, October 30, 2020, 9:44 AM
Industry Spotify soars to 320 million monthly active users as growth accelerates Spotify continues to attract new users to its service By Shawn Knight, October 29, 2020, 10:57 AM
Industry AMD announces $35 billion acquisition of Xilinx on the back of another record-setting quarter AMD is firing on all cylinders By Shawn Knight, October 27, 2020, 12:18 PM
Industry Electronics Logitech sales are soaring during the pandemic A record-setting quarter for Logitech By Shawn Knight, October 20, 2020, 9:43 AM
Industry Zoom shares up more than 40 percent following stellar quarterly report Zoom shares are soaring on strong quarterly performance By Shawn Knight, September 1, 2020, 10:08 AM
Gaming Sony says more first-party PlayStation games will arrive on PC God of Steam? By Rob Thubron, August 31, 2020, 5:17 AM 13 comments
Industry Alibaba exceeds quarterly revenue and profit estimates The company is optimistic despite the latest shift in US policies towards China By Adrian Potoroaca, August 20, 2020, 4:39 PM
Gaming Industry Jensen Huang says it's going to be an amazing season for gaming as Nvidia revenue jumps 50% There's a lot to look forward to By Rob Thubron, August 20, 2020, 8:59 AM 20 comments
Industry Uber posts $1.8 billion quarterly loss as ridesharing business continues to suffer Uber's food delivery business has been a lifesaver during the pandemic By Shawn Knight, August 7, 2020, 10:17 AM
Gaming Industry Nintendo knocks it out of the park in latest earnings report Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now the second best-selling Switch game of all time By Shawn Knight, August 6, 2020, 9:38 AM
Google Industry Google's parent company Alphabet sees revenue decline for the first time in 22 years The pandemic finally hit Google's parent company By Adrian Potoroaca, July 31, 2020, 3:33 PM
Industry Facebook grows user base thanks in part to the pandemic Pandemic guidelines will dictate Facebook user activity in Q3 By Shawn Knight, July 31, 2020, 10:15 AM 8 comments
Industry Spotify approaches 300 million monthly active users as podcast investment pays off Spotify is shooting for 350 million users by the end of the year By Shawn Knight, July 29, 2020, 10:51 AM
Industry Twitter saw record growth in Q2 as the world stayed home Twitter credited world events and continued product enhancements By Shawn Knight, July 23, 2020, 9:56 AM
Apple Industry Apple handed almost $1 billion to Samsung after failing to order enough OLEDs A result of slow iPhone sales By Rob Thubron, July 14, 2020, 5:18 AM
Industry Samsung says profits are up 23%, despite the lockdowns The rise of remote working benefited the firm By Rob Thubron, July 7, 2020, 9:56 AM
Industry Samsung's new debit card is tightly integrated with Samsung Pay Following Apple and Google into the financial services business By Shawn Knight, May 27, 2020, 1:21 PM
Industry Mobile Foxconn hit hard by pandemic in Q1 but looks to get back on track All major factories in China have resumed normal operation By Shawn Knight, May 15, 2020, 9:54 AM
Industry Gaming The Switch continues to make Nintendo look good with new sales records Nearly 58 million units have been sold since launch three years ago By Cal Jeffrey, May 7, 2020, 4:14 PM 10 comments
The Web Twitter's user base is growing, but its advertising business is in trouble Jack Dorsey says people increasingly prefer Twitter to get their news By Adrian Potoroaca, May 2, 2020, 8:26 AM 10 comments
Industry Samsung reports Q1 revenues of $45.5 billion, up 5.6 percent YoY thanks to high demand for its memory chips The Korean giant expects lower profits in the coming quarters By Adrian Potoroaca, April 29, 2020, 4:58 PM
Industry Google Google parent Alphabet beats earning estimates for Q1 2020 Google's business is still going strong despite a slowdown in ad revenues By Adrian Potoroaca, April 29, 2020, 10:35 AM
Industry Hardware AMD products now account for over 50% of premium CPU sales Eroding Intel's market share for ten quarters in a row By Rob Thubron, April 29, 2020, 8:42 AM 33 comments