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What you need to know:Nintendo released their Q1 financial report for the current FY23 fiscal year.It revealed that Nintendo Switch hardware sales declined by 22.9% compared to Q1 of the previous fiscal year.Software sales declined by a lesser amount, selling 8.6% less than they did this time last fiscal year.Financial reports give both consumers and shareholders insight into the health of a company, as well as the popularity of the products and services on offer. Nintendo released its financial report today, detailing…

Despite a big decline in the European smartphone market, the iPhone continued to grow in both shipments and market share in the second quarter of 2022.According to a new report from Counterpoint Research, the European smartphone market declined by 11% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2022. The research indicates that the continent is experiencing "a deteriorating economic climate and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty."Despite this, Apple grew in both shipments and market share in Europe in Q2 2022. The report says…

A new report has shown that smartphone shipments reached 36.4 million units in the second quarter (Q2) of India, a 5 per cent decrease from the previous quarter, with major brands struggling to shift units as consumer demand dwindled.Xiaomi retained its market-leading position, shipping 7 million units, despite experiencing another quarter of both annual and sequential decline. With 6.7 million shipments, Samsung came second, pulling closer to Xiaomi. Remaining in third place, realme shipped 6.1 million units, while vivo…

GLOBAL HEALTH Pandemic contributes to big drop in childhood vaccinations In what UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell called a “red alert,” childhood vaccination rates in many countries worldwide have dropped to the lowest level since 2008, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF and the World Health Organization together track inoculations against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus—which are administered as one vaccine—as a marker for vaccination coverage overall.…

Key Points: Avalanche (AVAX) investors’ presence has declined after the sharp price fall in the past few weeksBitgert has been experiencing a boom in the number of holders present on the projectBitgert account holders have been growing at a faster rate than Avalanche The Avalanche (AVAX) projects have been dealing with two big problems. One of them is the falling price, and the second one is the decreasing number of Avalanche holders participating on the project. That is why the number of transactions on…

Image: Alistair Berg/GettyEmployers have been warned against reducing the number of developer posts they offer as remote-working jobs as data suggests fewer than one in five developer jobs now offer remote working as an option.Research by developer recruitment platforms CoderPad and CodinGame found that 19% of the 82,222 developer jobs advertised in the UK in May gave the option of working remotely, compared to 23% of job posts 12 months ago.Surprisingly, London had the lowest percentage of remote roles at 17%,…

In a new report by Jon Peddie Research, it appears the GPU market is in a slow but steady recovery from the incessant supply and demand issues that have plagued the industry over the past two years. According to the report, GPU shipments in the first quarter of 2022 saw a 6.2% decrease compared to Q4 of 2021, with a total of 96 million units shipped in Q1. This includes both integrated and discrete graphics from all the major players: Intel, AMD, and Nvidia.When broken down by each company, AMD saw the slightest decline…

Last updated: May 24th, 2022 at 15:25 UTC+02:00 Smartphone shipments across the European continent declined 10% year-on-year in Q1 2022, and Samsung’s market share decreased within the same three-month period. Fortunately for Samsung, it remains the top smartphone brand in Europe and continues to lead the market ahead of Apple and Xiaomi. The European smartphone market recorded 41.7 million shipments in Q1 2022 (down from 46.4 million a year ago), and Samsung led the segment with 14.6 million shipments (down from 16.1…

Contractors work on concrete slabs in the Cielo at Sand Creek by Century Communities housing development in Antioch, California, on Thursday, March 31, 2022.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBuilder sentiment in the market for single-family homes fell sharply in May, as mortgage rates shot higher and building material costs showed no relief.Sentiment fell an outsized 8 points to 69 in May, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Readings above 50 are considered…