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Nintendo smashes expectations on ongoing boost from Mario movie, Zelda game

Nintendo reported better-than-expected sales and profit for its fiscal second quarter on Tuesday buoyed by the Super Mario movie and Zelda game.
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Microsoft-Activision Blizzard takeover gets approval from UK regulators, clearing way for deal to close

Britain's top competition watchdog gave the green light to Microsoft's proposed $69 billion takeover of gaming firm Activision Blizzard Friday.
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Apple’s iPhone 15 launch focused heavily on AI — even though the tech giant didn’t mention it

For the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, Apple unveiled the S9 chip. The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max meanwhile are powered by the A17 Pro chip.
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Huawei spinoff Honor launches foldable phone globally as Chinese firm looks to rival Apple, Samsung

The Honor Magic V2 comes with all the latest features expected of a premium phone from a triple lens camera to sports Qualcomm's latest mobile chipset.
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Global smartphone market to hit decade low in 2023 but Apple could take top spot, research shows

Counterpoint Research said it expects smartphone shipments in 2023 to decline 6% year-on year to 1.15 billion devices, the worst in a decade.
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China’s JD.com brings back veteran to lead new grocery business as rival Alibaba plans spinoffs

JD's management reshuffle comes amid sweeping changes taking place across Chinese technology giants, including at rival Alibaba.
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EU approves Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, clearing major hurdle

Microsoft offered remedies in cloud gaming to earn the approval of European Union regulators for the $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition.
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Nintendo Switch sales plunge 22% and the gaming giant expects further declines

Nintendo sold 17.97 million units of its flagship Nintendo Switch console series, a 22% year-on-year decline.
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Sony posts record annual profit boosted by chips and all-time high PlayStation 5 sales

Sony said it sold 19.1 million PlayStation 5 units in its fiscal year, beating its own forecast of 18 million units.
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As Apple rumors swirl, Chinese rivals launch foldable smartphones to challenge Samsung

Chinese vendors Oppo and Honor have launched foldable smartphones for the international market in a bid to challenge Samsung in the device category it pioneered.