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Senin, 11 November 2019

Nintendo Wants To Sell Switch "For As Long As Possible", Has "No Plans" To Cut Pricing - Nintendo Life

If you've picked up a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch Lite recently, you'll be pleased to hear that Nintendo is keen to keep the console relevant for years to come (which, let's face it, probably shouldn't come as much of a shock).

During a Q+A session held at Nintendo's six-month financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked about the company's pricing strategy and how the profitability of the Switch hardware might increase over time. Furukawa used the opportunity to explain that Nintendo hopes to keep selling the Switch "for as long as possible". Here's his full reply:

"We want to maintain the value of our products and sell them at their current price points for as long as possible, so we have no plans to reduce prices at this time. Because profitability can fluctuate depending on quantities produced in the future, we're not estimating any specific decrease in cost.

"We want to improve profitability by increasing the number of units sold and selling the Nintendo Switch family of hardware for as long as possible.”

Furukawa's comments echo a very similar statement made six months ago, where he revealed that Nintendo plans to "release a continuous stream of exciting titles" to keep the Switch business thriving for as long as it can.

Home consoles typically remain relevant for periods of around five to seven years before being ditched for new, fancier hardware, so the Switch should have a good while on store shelves yet. In March next year, the Switch family of systems will reach its third anniversary.

Are you hoping the Switch will be Nintendo's main focus for years to come? Are you excited for an eventual successor, or are you more than content with your current setup? Let us know your thoughts with a comment below.

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2019-11-11 12:00:00Z
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Microsoft’s new videos make boring software look sexy again - The Verge

Microsoft keeps making boring software look really sexy. Earlier this year the software giant put out sizzle videos for SharePoint and Windows Terminal, which were highly produced and looked like the type of video you’d see for a new Surface device. At Microsoft’s Ignite conference last week, the company quietly released three new sizzle videos for Yammer, Tasks, and the Fluid Framework. All three follow the same sizzle approach as the SharePoint video from earlier this year, seeking to turn what is typically boring software into something much more desirable.

Yammer is used by companies as a private social networking service, and Microsoft is overhauling it with a new design that’s more integrated with Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook. To celebrate this new design, Microsoft’s sizzle video includes reams of paper for conversations, tiny buttons that represent avatars, and a focus on dark mode options. It makes Yammer seem fun to use, instead of the boring corporate social network that it really is. There’s something very satisfying about hearing reams of virtual paper fold together and watching pops of color everywhere.

Microsoft’s tasks video is very similar. It starts with a button that bubbles into a splash of color, with glass-like tasks that shimmer onto a Surface Studio display. Microsoft makes use of Surface hardware throughout these sizzle videos, which helps to make them look even more sleek and appealing.

While the first two sizzle videos are about software we’re already familiar with, Microsoft’s final one ventures into the future and slightly misses the beat. Fluid Framework is a big push by Microsoft to power the future of collaborative experiences for Office on the web. Fluid is also designed to be a new componentized document model that AI and other services can plug into.

Microsoft’s video tries to explain this with building blocks and fancy glass objects, but if you didn’t already know about Fluid Framework then this sexy video doesn’t do much to explain it. Thankfully, Microsoft did explain it fully in an interview with The Verge recently. “It takes the concept of what used to be a document and blows it up and replaces it with a big cloud address in the sky,” revealed Jared Spataro, head of Microsoft 365. “It allows you, at that cloud address, to place different content components so everything from written word to tables, to visualizations like graphs all together in one place.”

These videos, produced by design agency Tendril, are clearly a new trend for Microsoft, and we’ll likely see far more of them in the future. If these continue, I’m going to have to force myself to use the new Yammer, SharePoint, and other mundane software to find out if the new designs are really as sexy as these videos make them out to be.

Update, November 11th 6:40AM ET: Article updated to include details of the design agency responsible for Microsoft’s videos.

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2019-11-11 11:05:24Z
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Samsung Galaxy S11 colors and Galaxy Buds 2 leak: Bad news for fans of yellow Oliver - Android Authority

Looks like the floodgates have opened for Samsung Galaxy S11 leaks! We’ve already heard that the Galaxy S10 successors may feature monster-sized displays, and now we’re hearing the first details about possible Samsung Galaxy S11 color options, and our first hint that new Galaxy Buds are on the way.

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Kicking off with the phones, leaker Ishan Agarwal and MySmartPrice report that the Galaxy S11 will come in at least blue, gray, and black, with more colorways seemingly a possibility. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S11e will be available in blue, gray, and pink. That means no bright yellow option unlike the Galaxy S10e. Boo.

The report also states that the long rumored S10 Lite will have black, blue, and white models, while the Note 10 Lite could come in black, red, and silver. It’s noted that the latter may have an aura glow effect like the Note 10 Plus.

Galaxy Buds 2?

As an added bonus, the leak also suggests that new Galaxy Buds are on the way, likely to be launched alongside the Galaxy S11 in February, 2020. There’s no extra info on the Galaxy Buds 2, but it’s hinted that the true wireless earbuds will come in blue, black, white, and again pink instead of yellow.

What’s with the anti-yellow stance, Samsung? Writing on Twitter, Agarwal noted that in the case of the phones there may be more colorways than those listed. Fingers crossed.

Aside from the display sizes and colorways, the only other credible Galaxy S11 rumors so far have pointed towards larger batteries and more powerful Exynos processors. I’m sure more info will trickle out between now and the new year.

Samsung Galaxy S11 display sizes revealed, tipped to launch in February - Android Authority

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By this time of the year, smartphone launches usually fizzle out and the rumor cycle for next year’s flagships picks up pace. So naturally, we’ve started hearing things about the Samsung flagship for the first half of 2020. We’re now hearing much more than mere murmurs about the upcoming Galaxy S11 lineup of phones.

According to famous tipster and Venture Beat reporter, Evan Blass, the Samsung Galaxy S11 lineup will once again feature three phones, but with much larger display sizes. At this point, we’re presuming they will be called the Galaxy S11e, Galaxy S11 and Galaxy S11 Plus.

In a recent tweet, Blass revealed that the Galaxy S11 will come in 6.4-inch, 6.7-inch, and 6.9-inch display sizes. Although he writes that the smallest Galaxy S11 phone will feature a 6.4-inch display, he also says that his information is conflicting. What he knows for now is that the smallest Galaxy S11 could either have a 6.2-inch or a 6.4-inch display.

Evan Blass

The tipster further reveals that the two smaller phones will both come with 5G and LTE variants. The largest 6.9-inch phone will only get a 5G version. This takes the total number of variants in the upcoming Galaxy S11 series to five.

As far as the launch of the so called Galaxy S11 series is concerned, Blass reports a predictable mid-to-late February timeline.

Galaxy S series: Bigger than ever

If Blass’ information is to be believed, Samsung seems to have significantly upped the display size of its S series phones compared to the S10 devices. Ranging from the S10e to the S10 Plus, the S10 lineup features 5.8-inch, 6.1-inch and 6.4-inch display variants. The Galaxy S10 5G had the largest 6.7-inch display in the series. Looks like Samsung will further close the gap between its S and Note lineup of flagships in 2020.

Blass also notes that all five variants in the Galaxy S11 series will have curved-edge displays, i.e., no more S10e-style flat panels.

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We’re not really sure how Samsung wants to play out its device strategy in the coming year. A 6.9-inch Galaxy S11 Plus might as well be called a Note device. It’s even bigger than the 6.8-inch Galaxy Note 10 Plus!

To recall, Blass had previously reported a rumor that Samsung might be looking to merge its S and Note series under a new brand name called “Galaxy One”. It’s possible that’s what’s behind these increasing screen sizes.

What do you think Samsung should do? Do you think it’s time the company merges its S and Note lineup? Let us know in the comments section below.

Realme takes chunk of India mobile market as Samsung slides - The Verge

Realme keeps on increasing its share of the Indian smartphone market, growing shipments more than 400 percent year-on-year to grab 14.3 percent in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures from IDC. That’s a huge increase on the 3.1 percent recorded a year ago when the brand had only just launched, initially as a spin-off from Oppo. IDC cites “heavy shipments” of the C2 phone as well as the new 5 series.

Oppo itself is now one place behind Realme in Indian market share, but it also grew significantly to capture 11.8 percent. Vivo is in third place after growing to 15.2 percent, while Xiaomi’s leading share shrunk slightly to 27.1 percent. If you were to count Vivo, Realme, and Oppo as one company, due to their shared ownership by shadowy private conglomerate BBK Electronics, it would be the number one vendor in India.

The main loser in all of this is second-placed Samsung, which saw shipments decline 8.5 percent year on year and its market share slip from 22.6 percent to 18.9 percent. IDC notes, however, that the numbers suffered from a lagging release schedule, and indeed the company’s market share had hit 25 percent the previous quarter.

What may worry Samsung, though, is that the Indian market appears to be consolidating, with only 12 percent accounted for by “others,” which is down from nearly 30 percent a year ago. With Xiaomi holding steady at the top, the growth is all coming from competitive companies — or one umbrella company, depending on your perspective — right below Samsung.

The Realme brand in particular has been an explosive force in the market, and while its e-commerce playbook was lifted directly from Xiaomi, its rival continues to do well. IDC says Xiaomi posted 12.6 million units, its highest ever shipments in a quarter, led by the Redmi 7A and Redmi Note 7 Pro. If you only take online sales into account, Xiaomi has 40 percent of the market and four out of the top five models. In the fast-growing $300-500 device segment, meanwhile, the impressive Redmi K20 and K20 Pro have been big hits.