The iPhone SE was a “bright spot” for Apple in a quarter that otherwise saw a drop in sales from all smartphone makers, according to a new report. According to new sales estimate data from Counterpoint Research on Monday, the volume of smartphone sales in the US decreased 25% year-over-year …
Read More »Phil Spencer closes the idea that Xbox Game Pass reaches other platforms
Last year, you may remember how Xbox boss Phil Spencer talked about bringing Microsoft’s Game Pass service to more platforms. While the company has now accomplished this within its own ecosystem, these comments have still left many people wondering whether the subscription service will be available on other systems, such …
Read More »Apple is ready to ship new products, says serial filter
A tweet from a prolific filter suggests Apple is preparing to launch a series of new products, a list that could include the rumored “AirTags”, “AirPower”, “AirPods Studio” and “AirPods Pro Lite”. Apple is rumored to have a plethora of products, either working or ready to launch to consumers, but …
Read More »Public preview of Octane X graphics renderer now available on macOS Catalina
The first public preview of the Octane X graphics rendering engine is now available for Mac users on macOS Catalina, with a wider release coming later in 2020. Octane X is a new version of Otoy’s OctaneRender that has been completely rewritten in Apple’s Metal Graphics API as part of …
Read More »Microsoft Stock ‘is the main name of the cloud to play’. Street ratchets increase price targets.
Text size Microsoft plans to report earnings on Wednesday. Jeenah Moon / Getty Images As Microsoft will report earnings on Wednesday after the close of trading, Wall Street was frantically updating price targets and estimates on Monday to prepare for what could be better-than-expected results. Microsoft’s fourth fiscal quarter should …
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