Nintendo shares Switch 2 details: a 7.9", 120fps, 1080p display, larger Joy-Con controllers, 256GB of storage, 4K at 60fps when docked, and a new Pro Controller
Finally, some specs. … The device has a 7.9-inch screen, but it's still 13.99mm thick, like the first Switch.
Nintendo says the Switch 2 Joy-Con controllers have a C button for GameChat, which uses the console's built-in mic, and the Switch 2 uses microSD Express cards
The console arrives on June 5, and a new Mario Kart game will be out the same day. — After months of anticipation and years of speculation …
Nintendo shares Switch 2 details: a 7.9", 120fps, 1080p display, larger Joy-Con controllers, 256GB of storage, 4K at 60fps when docked, and a new Pro Controller
Finally, some specs. … The device has a 7.9-inch screen, but it's still 13.99mm thick, like the first Switch.
Nintendo says the Switch 2 will cost $450 for the console or $500 for a Mario Kart World bundle on its June 5 launch; preorders in North America open on April 9
Nintendo is finally sharing some real details about its next console. … After a reveal that was light on details …
A look at SBF's desperate efforts to raise $7B+ from Sequoia, Apollo, TPG, the Saudis, and others; FTX's internal accounting software hid FTX-Alameda transfers
As customers withdrew billions of dollars from crypto exchange FTX one frantic Sunday this month, founder Sam Bankman-Fried worked …
Counterpoint: iPhone active installed base overtook Android to gain 50%+ share of the US smartphone market in Q2, 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 …
Rakuten founder Hiroshi Mikitani, whose mobile business is bleeding cash, defends his reputation with investors ahead of a planned IPO of Rakuten's online bank
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Rakuten founder Hiroshi Mikitani, whose mobile business is bleeding cash, defends his reputation with investors ahead of a planned IPO of Rakuten's online bank
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SoftBank confirms COO Marcelo Claure, who was also SoftBank Group International's CEO, is leaving after nine years; Michel Combes will be the new CEO
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SoftBank confirms COO Marcelo Claure is leaving the company after nine years and names Michel Combes as CEO of SoftBank Group International
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Research: Japanese startups raised a record $3B+ in H1 2021, up from $2.37B in H1 2020, as China's crackdown leads SoftBank and others to invest in the country
Gearoid Reidy / Bloomberg : Tweets: @gearoidreidy Tweets: @gearoidreidy : People who know Japan know that things change slowly here - but they do change. The startup scene is unre...
Apple will let developers of “reader” apps worldwide link to a website to set up or manage accounts early next year, closing an antitrust investigation by Japan
Apple will let developers of “reader” apps around the world link to an external website to set up or manage an account beginning early next year
Hyundai confirms that it is in early discussions with Apple on collaborating to develop a self-driving car, and says Apple is in talks with several car makers
- South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor said it's in the early stages of discussions with Apple over potentially working together to develop an electric car.
The public's phobia of touching cash amid COVID-19 could help SoftBank popularize mobile payments in cash-addicted Japan; SoftBank has invested $1B+ in PayPay
Masayoshi Son zeros in on Japan, where he is ready to lose billions in a battle to conquer cash Tweets: @nar , @_manish_sharma_ , @rishigautam2011 , @nar , @appurv_gupta , @nar , @...
Uber partners with three local cab companies to launch a taxi dispatch service in Tokyo, six years after entering Japan
Bloomberg :
Apple reports record first quarter results
iPhone, Wearables & Services Drive All-Time Record Revenue and Earnings — Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 first quarter ended December 28, 2019. The ...
Yahoo Japan agreed to issue a tender offer for a 50.1% stake in Japan's largest online fashion retailer, Zozotown; the deal will be worth up to $3.7B
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