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Counterpoint: the iPhone's installed base overtook Android and passed 50%+ of US smartphones used in Q2 2022, up from 35% in 2019 and the highest since 2007 — Milestone was passed in quarter ending in June, says Counterpoint Research — Apple has overtaken Android devices to account … | Varun Mishra / Counterpoint Research: |
The global premium smartphone average selling price rose 8% YoY to $780 in Q2 2022, driven by sales of $1,000+ devices; Apple captured 57% of the premium market — - The global premium smartphone market ($400 and above wholesale price) average selling price (ASP) grew 8% YoY to reach $780, a second-quarter record, in Q2 2022.
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Samsung says hackers stole some customer data, including names, contact and product registration information, in a breach of its US systems in late July 2022 — U.S. electronics giant Samsung has confirmed a data breach affecting customers' personal information.
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| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Google and YouTube outline plans to limit the spread of election misinformation in the 2022 US midterms, like highlighting journalism from authoritative sources — Google and its video sharing app YouTube outlined plans for handling the 2022 U.S. midterm elections this week …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Sources: Netflix moved its ad tier debut to November 1 in the US, the UK, Canada, France, Germany, and more, to beat Disney+'s ad tier launch on December 8 — Netflix is moving up the timeline for the debut of its cheaper, ad-supported plan to November — in order to get out before the Dec. 8 launch … | Reuters: |
Meta signs a deal with Qualcomm to produce custom Snapdragon chips optimized for its Quest VR devices; the chips will not be exclusive to Meta — Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality devices …
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Google reinstates Parler to the Play Store after removing it following the January 6 Capitol attack, citing measures the app has taken to moderate content — A year and a half after it was removed from Google's Play Store, Parler, a Twitter alternative that attracts conservatives, has returned to the showcase for Android apps.
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Sources detail how Twitter's health team, once tasked with fostering civil conversations, was cut from 15 full-time staff to two amid the Musk acquisition chaos — It had been a long pandemic for Twitter's research team. Tasked with solving some of the platform's toughest problems around harassment …
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| Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: |
The US Army accepts the first batch of a set of 5,000 HoloLens goggles, citing encouraging results from field testing, after putting the order on hold in 2021 — The US Army is taking delivery of a first batch of high-tech combat goggles made by Microsoft Corp., citing encouraging results from testing in the field.
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Global PC shipments are projected to drop 12.8% to 305.3M in 2022 as tablet shipments fall 6.8% to 156.8M; the PC/tablet market is forecast to fall 2.6% in 2023 — Tumultuous times are ahead for the PC and tablet markets according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation …
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| Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: |
The UK's CMA says Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition will require an in-depth review and gives Microsoft a September 8 deadline to offer remedies — Microsoft Corp.'s planned $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. will be sent for an in-depth review unless … | Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: |
Sources: CFO Julie Gao told staff ByteDance has no plans to go public; report: CEO Liang Rubo said the company plans to reduce investment in noncore businesses — TikTok 's parent company ByteDance , the world's most valuable unicorn, has no plans to go public, its chief financial officer told employees …
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Google extends third-party in-app billing to India, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, and the European Economic Area, letting all non-gaming developers participate — All non-gaming developers can offer an additional billing option to their mobile and tablet users on Google Play in India …
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CEO Changpeng Zhao says Binance is not a Chinese company and that a competitor ran a campaign to imply it is secretly run by a Chinese national, Guangying Chen — One of the many strengths that our employees at Binance must possess is thick skin. After all, this industry is the subject …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: SoftBank is planning to cut at least 20% of staff, or around 100 positions, at its money-losing Vision Fund operation, mostly in the UK, US, and China — SoftBank Group Corp. is planning to cut at least 20% of staff at its loss-churning Vision Fund operation, following public pledges … | TechCrunch: |
A look at Snap's decision to close Zenly, popular in Europe and Asia with a claimed ~35M MAUs earlier in 2022, to “focus on Snap Map”, which has 300M+ MAUs — Snapchat's parent Snap became the latest tech company to announce a huge round of layoffs, confirming ongoing rumors yesterday …
Tweets: @nmasc_, @tariqkrim, and @caseynewton
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