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Counterpoint Research: Strong iPhone 11 shipments help Apple gain marketshare in India

New data from Counterpoint Research today indicates that Apple’s marketshare in India continues to grow. While Apple still faces strong competition from companies like Xiaomi, the iPhone 11 and various pricing promotions have helped attract new buyers. According to the report, the smartphone market in India grew by 4% year-over-year during Q1 2020. While shipments in January and February…
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Apple Maps: How to find COVID-19 testing locations on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Apple has made another valuable contribution to pandemic relief efforts with the ability to easily search for coronavirus testing centers on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. Read along for how to find COVID-19 testing locations on Apple Maps. Apple has been contributing to COVID-19 relief from a lot of different angles including financial aid, creating and donating face shields, giving away…
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OnePlus Z mid-ranger rumored to arrive in July

OnePlus phones are expensive this year with the OnePlus 8 Pro hitting a whopping $900. Luckily, a new mid-ranger from OnePlus isn’t too far away. The OnePlus Z is rumored to see a release date sometime this summer. Max J recently teased on Twitter that a July 2020…
GamingNews

Jon Goldman: Gaming is the best form of entertainment

Jon Goldman is a bit biased, but he believes that gaming will become the best form of entertainment, eclipsing film and television. Plenty of other people agree. After all, games hit $148.8 billion in revenues in 2019 and could cross $160 billion in 2020, according to market researcher Newzoo. But Goldman is in a position to make this prediction come true, as he has been involved in a lot of game…
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Nexon’s Owen Mahoney: How the gaming world has changed

Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney gave us a picture of how the gaming world has changed during the pandemic. And so far, the world is tilting more to online games. Mahoney spoke in a fireside chat at GamesBeat Summit 2020 with Michael Pachter, a longtime research analyst at Wedbush…
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Bandai Namco: ‘We’re planning on maybe not having any live events in 2020’

The fighting game community has been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. While other major game genres have been able to go online, like Activision’s Call of Duty League, fighting game players are less inclined to compete over the internet due to latency issues that make matches unfair. But with the pandemic preventing in-person tournaments from happening, no one knows when players…
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