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Nintendo quarterly earnings show 89 million Switches shipped, as overall sales slow down

GeekWire

Even so, these numbers mark a significant slowdown for Nintendo’s overall sales, with hardware taking a 21.7% less units than in the same quarter in 2020. April through June of last year also featured the start of international social distancing measures, which in turn powered a boost in sales for the entire video game industry.

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How Nvidia beat everyone else in the AI race

Vox

From games to crypto mining to AI In 1993, long before uncanny AI-generated art and amusing AI chatbot convos took over our social media feeds, three Silicon Valley electrical engineers launched a startup that would focus on an exciting, fast-growing segment of personal computing: video games.

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Destination Spokane: How remote work and new arrivals are changing one tech community

GeekWire

As recently as 2020, it was less than 1 point above the nation. By comparison, Spokane County’s median selling price was in the mid-$200,000s five years ago. The nature of its business, involving hardware and software, requires in-person work for the most part, and makes remote hiring tough. average by nearly 35%. .”

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8 Technology Trends of 2019 That You Need to Know to Live an Easier Life

Galido

However, in comparison to AR, VR is still quite expensive and requires sophisticated use. Owing to this, blockchains can be used in other technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), social media, and much more. By 2020, 50 billion smart devices are expected to be in use.

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Apple WWDC 2021: iOS 15, new MacBook Pros, and what else to expect

The Verge

While we aren’t expecting any announcements on the level of Apple’s shift to custom silicon in its computers, which was WWDC 2020’s big news, Apple presumably has some notable changes in the works for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and its other operating systems. Photo by Alexander Kramer for The Verge. We could see at least one other new Mac.

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The PS5 is priced, the Oculus Quest 2 launched, and the GoPro Hero 9 reviewed

The Verge

Microsoft has bundled its hardware into a subsidy plan with its game streaming service. And as I’ve discussed before, this round of new consoles, new PC hardware, and new delivery mechanisms is just groundwork. So yes, late 2020 is a very good time to be into video games. GoPro Hero 9 review: 5K for under $500.

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A short history of every time Apple CEO Tim Cook praised augmented reality

The Verge

And nobody in here, few people in here, think it’s acceptable to be tethered to a computer walking in here and sitting down, few people are going to view that it’s acceptable to be enclosed in something, because we’re all social people at heart. Even introverts are social people, we like people and we want to interact.

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