Nintendo Switch Sales Slump, 4.45 Million Units Sold Last Quarter

Nintendo said on Thursday sales of its Switch console fell 22 percent in the first quarter as demand for the hit device fades in its fifth year on the market. https://ift.tt/3fyBuna

Honor Play 5T Pro With 64-Megapixel Camera, 4,000mAh Battery Launched

Honor Play 5T Pro has launched in the Chinese market in two colour options and 128GB internal storage offering. The phone features a hole-punch display and is powered by the MediaTek Helio G80 SoC. https://ift.tt/3CgVCE5

Philips TWS Earbuds That Also Work as Power Bank Launched in India

Philips brand licensee TPV Technology on Thursday launched the Philips SBH2515BK/10 TWS earbuds in India that also work as a power bank. The company also brought the Philips TAT3225BK TWS earbuds with... https://ift.tt/3xkH5DO

Source: ByteDance has laid off hundreds of employees working on its online education businesses, following China's crackdown on the sector (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg)

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
Source: ByteDance has laid off hundreds of employees working on its online education businesses, following China's crackdown on the sector  —  - It's shutting one service while pivoting others to comply  — China's new online tutoring curbs include a ban on profits

SentiLink, which offers identity verification APIs to financial institutions, raises $70M Series B led by Craft Ventures with participation from a16z and others (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

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SentiLink, which offers identity verification APIs to financial institutions, raises $70M Series B led by Craft Ventures with participation from a16z and others  —  SentiLink, an identity verification technology startup, has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Craft Ventures.

Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale: 2-in-1 convertible laptops from Microsoft, Dell, HP and others at discount

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Soundcore R100 TWS Earbuds With 10mm Graphene Drivers Launched in India

Soundcore R100 true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have launched in India and they offer impressive features for the price. The budget friendly earbuds come in two colours and have a stem-style design.... https://ift.tt/2VpxazS

You Can Now Make Eye-Contact With Outside World While Watching VR Headset

Facebook wants to make virtual reality less isolating. It believes that by letting you project your eyes to the outside of your headset, so that people in the real world can interact with you more... https://ift.tt/3iqnOMZ

Amazon's free, ad-supported streaming service IMDb TV arrives on iOS and Android, more than two years after launching (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon's free, ad-supported streaming service IMDb TV arrives on iOS and Android, more than two years after launching  —  More than two and a half years after IMDb launched its free, ad-supported streaming service, IMDb TV is now available on iOS and Android mobile devices.

Tencent resumes accepting user registrations on WeChat, after suspending them on July 27 for a "security technical upgrade" to comply with Chinese regulations (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg)

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
Tencent resumes accepting user registrations on WeChat, after suspending them on July 27 for a “security technical upgrade” to comply with Chinese regulations  —  - The company suspended registrations last week for upgrades  — Its shares have swung wildly in recent days on crackdown fears

Sharing videos on social media from Tokyo Olympics not allowed: IOC

Sharing videos from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on social media is not allowed, even for athletes, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday as it looked to protect broadcasters' rights. https://ift.tt/2WYHG1x

Elon Musk Confirms Walter Isaacson Is Writing His Second Biography

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, took to Twitter to announce that his second biography is being written by Walter Isaacson. The author is known for his stellar Apple chief Steve Jobs' biography... https://ift.tt/3xuOFvA

Sony beats estimates with Q1 operating profit of $2.6B and says the PS5 is no longer selling at a loss; PS Plus subscribers declined to 46.3M from 47.6M (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg)

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg:
Sony beats estimates with Q1 operating profit of $2.6B and says the PS5 is no longer selling at a loss; PS Plus subscribers declined to 46.3M from 47.6M  —  - Sony expecting more from music streaming and digital cameras  — PlayStation software sales and subscriber additions slowed

Elroy Air, which is building autonomous drones to transport cargo over long distances, raises $40M Series A from Lockheed Martin and others (Aria Alamalhodaei/TechCrunch)

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Elroy Air, which is building autonomous drones to transport cargo over long distances, raises $40M Series A from Lockheed Martin and others  —  Elroy Air has raised a $40 million Series A, including financing from Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm, to ramp up the build …

Realme Narzo 30 Gets a 6GB + 64GB Variant, Sale Begins August 5

Realme Narzo 30 will soon be available in a new configuration - 6GB RAM and 64GB storage. The phone will be available for purchase via Flipkart starting August 5. It comes with a triple rear camera... https://ift.tt/2WTByYl