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The tech company musical chair continues, with Microsoft 👑 maintaining its position at the coveted #1 spot — unchanged from last week. The Redmond firm is due to report its earnings this week, alongside other giants including Apple and Amazon (both of which were also in the Top 5). Market observers are probably keeping a close watch in case there are clues of a possible acquisition of Netflix 📺. Though that's not all! A glitch this past week made Microsoft's MS Teams unusable for thousands of customers worldwide who rely on the service to make calls, schedule meetings, and organize their workflow. The company narrowed down the cause to a recent software update that "contained a broken connection to an internal storage service." 🤖 While one of its applications was breaking down, Microsoft also announced a new offering: DeepSpeed Compression. I'd try to explain what that is, but I think Microsoft does a better job, so here's what they're saying about the technology on their website: "DeepSpeed Compression [is] a composable library that combines novel compression technologies and highly efficient system optimizations to make [deep learning] model size smaller and inference speed faster, all with much lowered compression cost." Got it? Cool! 😅 If mobile phones  are more your thing, GSMArena did a piece on Microsoft's failed attempts to conquer the phone market. Meanwhile, The Verge reports the company is speeding up the Xbox Series X/S boot time by 5 seconds. So all in all, a pretty busy news week for Microsoft. 📰 Tesla 🚗 may have been a week early on its earnings but that still wasn't enough for it to claw its way up to the top. The car company had a lot to unpack this past week, resting comfortably on the #2 spot on HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings. CEO Elon Musk, who enjoys American Pie-esque level of teen humor (see below), was in the news for having had an affair with Sergey Brin's wife — costing him his friendship with the Google co-founder, according to The Wall Street Journal. 💋 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1551054131413991424?cxt=HHwWgICqpfjguYYrAAAA The carmaker also surprised markets after announcing that it had liquidated 75% of its Bitcoin holdings for $936 million during the second quarter of the year. If you, like most of the internet, cannot decide whether the company made a profit or loss off of the sales — CoinDesk has an article detailing what the sale does (and does not) mean for the company. Bitcoin sales aside, Tesla was also in the news for receiving a second subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over Musk's tweets in 2018 about taking the electric automaker private, Reuters reports. More hardware news from Apple 🍎, this week's #3. According to Forbes, the next iteration of the Apple Watch will come in three versions: the default Apple Watch Series 8, a new Apple Watch SE, and a beefy version called Apple Watch Series 8 Pro or just Apple Watch Pro. The hardware leak coincides with a report commissioned by Apple detailing how its products empower people with their health information. 🏃 Side note: Apple also announced this past week that it would be slowing down hiring in 2023 given the clusterf*ck that is the U.S. economy right now. Apple isn't the only tech giant focusing on healthcare. Amazon 📦, which landed on the #4 spot, announced it will be acquiring NASDAQ-listed One Medical for $3.9 billion. Some market observers think the acquisition — the first major purchase under CEO Andy Jassy — is worrisome for their privacy and data. Additional deep dives look into the financial aspects of the purchase and its implications for the future of primary care. 🏥 Rounding off this week's rankings was Intel 🖥️ at the #5 spot. News at the world's largest chip manufacturer can be elusive, but the latest was related to a bill in the U.S. that provides $52 billion in grants to strengthen America's semiconductor industry in a bid to counter China. Intel has been lobbying for weaker "guardrails" against China in the CHIPS Act in a bid to protect its business in the Asian nation at odds with America.😒 And that's a wrap! Thank you for reading this week’s Tech Company Brief. If you'd like to follow these rankings in real-time, feel free to head down here. See y'all next week. PEACE! ☮️ The tech company musical chair continues, with Microsoft 👑 maintaining its position at the coveted #1 spot — unchanged from last week. The Redmond firm is due to report its earnings this week, alongside other giants including Apple and Amazon (both of which were also in the Top 5). Microsoft Microsoft Apple Apple Amazon Amazon Market observers are probably keeping a close watch in case there are clues of a possible acquisition of Netflix 📺. Though that's not all! A glitch this past week made Microsoft's MS Teams unusable for thousands of customers worldwide who rely on the service to make calls, schedule meetings, and organize their workflow. The company narrowed down the cause to a recent software update that "contained a broken connection to an internal storage service." 🤖 possible acquisition possible acquisition unusable unusable While one of its applications was breaking down, Microsoft also announced a new offering: DeepSpeed Compression . I'd try to explain what that is, but I think Microsoft does a better job, so here's what they're saying about the technology on their website: "DeepSpeed Compression [is] a composable library that combines novel compression technologies and highly efficient system optimizations to make [deep learning] model size smaller and inference speed faster, all with much lowered compression cost." DeepSpeed Compression DeepSpeed Compression Got it? Cool! 😅 If mobile phones  are more your thing, GSMArena did a piece on Microsoft's failed attempts to conquer the phone market . Meanwhile, The Verge reports the company is speeding up the Xbox Series X/S boot time by 5 seconds. So all in all, a pretty busy news week for Microsoft. 📰 GSMArena market market The Verge Tesla 🚗 may have been a week early on its earnings but that still wasn't enough for it to claw its way up to the top. The car company had a lot to unpack this past week, resting comfortably on the #2 spot on HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings. CEO Elon Musk, who enjoys American Pie-esque level of teen humor (see below), was in the news for having had an affair with Sergey Brin's wife — costing him his friendship with the Google co-founder, according to The Wall Street Journal . 💋 Tesla Tesla week early week early according according The Wall Street Journal https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1551054131413991424?cxt=HHwWgICqpfjguYYrAAAA https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1551054131413991424?cxt=HHwWgICqpfjguYYrAAAA The carmaker also surprised markets after announcing that it had liquidated 75% of its Bitcoin holdings for $936 million during the second quarter of the year. The carmaker also surprised markets after announcing that it had liquidated 75% of its Bitcoin holdings for $936 million during the second quarter of the year. 75% 75% If you, like most of the internet, cannot decide whether the company made a profit or loss off of the sales — CoinDesk has an article detailing what the sale does (and does not) mean for the company. article article Bitcoin sales aside, Tesla was also in the news for receiving a second subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over Musk's tweets in 2018 about taking the electric automaker private, Reuters reports . reports reports More hardware news from Apple 🍎, this week's #3. According to Forbes , the next iteration of the Apple Watch will come in three versions: the default Apple Watch Series 8, a new Apple Watch SE, and a beefy version called Apple Watch Series 8 Pro or just Apple Watch Pro. The hardware leak coincides with a report commissioned by Apple detailing how its products empower people with their health information. 🏃 Forbes Forbes empower people empower people Side note: Apple also announced this past week that it would be slowing down hiring in 2023 given the clusterf*ck that is the U.S. economy right now. slowing down hiring slowing down hiring clusterf*ck clusterf*ck Apple isn't the only tech giant focusing on healthcare. Amazon 📦, which landed on the #4 spot, announced it will be acquiring NASDAQ-listed One Medical for $3.9 billion . Some market observers think the acquisition — the first major purchase under CEO Andy Jassy — is worrisome for their privacy and data . Additional deep dives look into the financial aspects of the purchase and its implications for the future of primary care . 🏥 $3.9 billion $3.9 billion worrisome worrisome privacy and data privacy and data financial aspects financial aspects future of primary care future of primary care Rounding off this week's rankings was Intel 🖥️ at the #5 spot. News at the world's largest chip manufacturer can be elusive, but the latest was related to a bill in the U.S. that provides $52 billion in grants to strengthen America's semiconductor industry in a bid to counter China. Intel has been lobbying for weaker "guardrails" against China in the CHIPS Act in a bid to protect its business in the Asian nation at odds with America.😒 Intel Intel $52 billion $52 billion weaker "guardrails" weaker "guardrails" And that's a wrap! Thank you for reading this week’s Tech Company Brief. If you'd like to follow these rankings in real-time, feel free to head down here . See y'all next week. here here PEACE! ☮️

More Than Just an OS: Microsoft Stays at #1

Más que solo un sistema operativo: Microsoft se mantiene en el n.° 1

Plus qu'un simple système d'exploitation : Microsoft reste n°1

केवल एक OS से अधिक: Microsoft #1 . पर बना हुआ है

単なる OS ではありません: Microsoft は引き続き第 1 位です

Mais do que apenas um sistema operacional: a Microsoft continua em primeiro lugar

Không chỉ là một hệ điều hành: Microsoft vẫn đứng ở vị trí số 1

不仅仅是一个操作系统：微软稳居第一

My teacher once told me in school, “Your shoe reflects a lot about your personality,” which seemed weird because our school forced us all to wear the same shoe. Today, I feel the phone has taken that place in life. “Your phone reflects a lot about your personality.” We can go on for the next 5–10 paragraphs of different traits that you can judge by different phone brands or the device. But that will be just digressing from the topic. I wish to help you to search for the one that suits your personality. The whole idea for this blog came from my personal phone search for the past few days, and by . The whole idea was to, given the budget, divide the money into various parts of the phone if you were a company. this twitter post MKBHD This got me thinking, why don’t we go through the same process and find the phone that suits our liking the best. So, here is a rough road-map that I have followed. Maybe this will help you in your search too. Fix the budget. Money is everything, at-least when you want to purchase something in the market. So fix an approximate budget and an upper limit, something that you will never cross ever. Step 1: Make a list of companies from which you are willing to buy your device. Doing this pretty early will just make the journey easier. At-least make a list of companies that you don’t wanna purchase your devices from. Be it lousy custom support, late software updates, or just some country you want to boycott. CHINA Step 2: *cough* *cough* *cough* *cough* From the above list by Marques, find the ones you prioritize. For me, it was a good display, average specs, okay camera, average battery, okay hardware, excellent software. Many times these features are correlated, so look out for that too. Like you can’t have 8K video recording or QHD screen with a low-end processor. Step 3: Make another list of some of the features that you want in your next phone. With the word feature, I mean some uniqueness that you might like on the phone. E.g., Wireless Charging, NFC, Matt black back panel, Headphone jack :P, Pop-Up camera, Lightweight, Water-resistant, 5G support … things like that. Step 4: Search for the phones that match your criteria as close as possible. Are released less than a year ago or to be released in less than 3 months in the future. The website that helped me a lot is . This gives you an extensive range of filers and option to pick the correct phone. Also, check multiple websites to confirm the specs. Step 5: GSM Arena Phone Finder Next comes the part where you see the review of your choice. Here you can use YouTube channels, my favorite being MKBHD, , , and , or read some online reviews like from . This helps you get a virtual experience and some more clarity with which one to pick. Step 6: Dave2d LTT Beebom digit And if there is step 7, it means you are already too confused and now don’t know what to do. At this point in time, I usually suggest people go to an offline store, if there is no country-wide lock-down, and have a hands-on experience of your top pick. How many reviews or guides you see, hands-on experience is incomparable to anything else. Try to avoid the salesman because more than often, they just wanna sell you than support you. Step 7: Enjoy the new phone unless you are waiting for some sales to happen to cause a dip in the price, or waiting for its release. Step 8: PS: For me, that phone turned out to be Google Pixel 4a. Good luck with your search. Edit. I bought OnePlus Nord instead, as Pixel 4a wasn't available in my area Thanks for reading ❤

How To Find a Perfect Phone

Just like mobile users have Android and IOS and console gamers have Xbox and PlayStation, the computer geeks around the world like to compare Intel and AMD. The AMD processors have been getting ignored by the majority of the community for a long while now. This is because a few years ago, there used to be a significant gap in quality between AMD and Intel. However, over the years AMD has made its processors more reliable and powerful. Today, you can even find yourself an AMD Ryzen processor that performs better than its Intel counterpart at a more affordable price. With that being said, in this article, I’ve compiled together a list of the 7 best laptops with a Ryzen 7 processor. 1. ASUS TUF Gaming Laptop Image credit: Laptop Mag The is the perfect choice for every single budget gamer. You can get this laptop with either an Nvidia GTX 1660ti or an Nvidia RTX 2060 GPU, both of which are pretty capable and reliable options that can handle most latest games. The ASUS TUF Gaming Laptop has a powerful Ryzen 7 4800H, and a 144hz panel that is perfect for playing esport titles. This gaming laptop has an awesome build quality that almost seems unreal for the reasonable price. ASUS TUF gaming laptop 2. HP Omen Image source: GSMArena The is the perfect laptop for people who don’t just want to use their laptops for gaming. This laptop is a bit pricier than the previous option on the list, but it has a significantly better design. The HP Omen has been built with comfort and durability in mind, so this machine is perfectly usable for office work. HP Omen The HP Omen gaming laptop has an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor paired with Nvidia’s powerful 1660ti graphics card that can handle a lot of modern games at medium to high graphical settings. 3. Lenovo Legion 5 Image source: Beebom is another gaming laptop in this list that provides us with the amazing power of the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor. This laptop also has an Nvidia GTX 1660ti graphics card and a 144hz panel. While some would argue that the HP Omen has a better design, I still prefer the Lenovo Legion 5 laptop because of all the things that it offers at an extremely affordable price. The Lenovo Legion 5 The Lenovo Legion 5 has pretty minimal branding, so it can also be used in office-type environments. This list of best laptops with a Ryzen 7 processor definitely needed a minimalistic gaming option! 4. Acer Swift 3 Image credit: Laptop Mag Let’s also talk about some laptops that don’t really come with a beefy GPU and are only used of performing basic tasks and office work. is one of the most affordable Ryzen 7 laptops that you can find in the market right now. While the design of this thing is quite simplistic, the Acer Swift 3 is a pretty thin and portable laptop. The Acer Swift 3 In my personal opinion, this laptop is perfect for every student as it can perform all the everyday tasks pretty easily. 5. ASUS ZenBook Image credit: BC Group is one of my most favorite laptops of all time because of its unique and reliable design. Many variants of the ASUS ZenBook are available right now! As this post is about the 7 best Ryzen 7 laptops, we’ll be focusing on the AMD processor variant of this device. While the AMD variant of the ASUS ZenBook is quite powerful and reliable, it doesn’t come with an OLED display. Luckily, the other awesome features of this laptop have been preserved by ASUS, so overall, you can have a pretty premium experience. The ASUS ZenBook 6. Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Image credit: Microsoft If you are just looking for something to perform your daily tasks and light office work on, then is the number one option for you. The Microsoft Surface laptop comes with an AMD Ryzen 7 Surface edition and 32 GBs of RAM. Sadly, this thing has no dedicated GPU, so you won’t be able to enjoy any games. Microsoft Surface Laptop The Microsoft Surface Laptop has a pretty minimalistic and simplistic design and durability is something that Microsoft has a paid a lot of attention to with this product. 7. ASUS ROG Zephyrus Image credit: CNET Now, let’s talk about one of the best gaming laptops that money can buy! This premium gaming laptop is a bit pricier when compared to other options on this list. However, it offers the best build quality and awesome gaming performance. comes with an 8-core Ryzen 7 processor that is perfect for gaming and all kinds of other heavy tasks. Considering the fact that this machine is a gaming beast, its design is pretty minimalistic. The ASUS ROG Zephyrus The ASUS Rog Zephyrus is a bit thicker than some other laptops on this list, so you should only go with this option if you love gaming.

7 Best Laptops with a Ryzen 7 Processor

As a developer, I imagine that you have already met too or not conform with Android guidelines leading you to with the designers. How to limit these back-and-forth ? How to ensure that the UI specifications are ready for the development ? In this article, I give some points to keep in head and, in a 2nd, I will propose a “Ready” checklist. UI specifications blurred useless back-and-forth 1) Are you aware of the target devices : smartphone, tablet, both ? Most of the applications target both smartphones and tablets but some are specific to 1 kind of device. Stats USA — Top 10 smartphone, Top 10 tablet : only apps existing on both smartphones and tablets (under the same package name) : mobile and during the day the week, exclusive, all ages Smartphone usages Smartphone only app example : a running app : sedentary and evening (sofa surfing), not exclusive, older Tablet usages Tablet only app example : an in-store payment app for business 2) Do you know the possibilities given by Android to manage easily smartphones and tablets ? The directory qualifiers permit realizing specific layouts for smartphones and tablets. The , appeared with fragments, permit combining on a same screen multiple smartphone screens (eg : list-detail screens in landscape mode). multi-pane layouts 3) Are you in a Responsive or Adaptive perspective ? : simple layout change upon device Responsive : screens specifically designed for tablets or smartphones Adaptive Are you searching to optimize your product to fit more with the usages of the concerned device (smartphone / tablet) ? Have you a larger vision and are you satisfied by a simple layout adjustment ? 4) Do you have a UI charter ? How is it positioned in regard to the Android guidelines ? A UI charter (graphical and ergonomic) permits consolidating UI rules across the application to maintain visual coherence and usability. are based on the , recommend amongst other things the use of the Android UI components to not lose in platform coherence, etc. Guidelines Material Design This does not mean that you necessarily have to follow them for all aspects of your app. You obviously can take some but the whole can’t be too far in terms of platform coherence (impact on usability and attractiveness). liberties Can you identify and justify each then evaluate their impact on the global coherence of the app against the Android guidelines ? gap 5) Have you framed the screen configurations to support (min dp screen size and orientation) ? The dp is a unit of measure from the and so corresponds more or less to a physical size whatever the device. Then, one dp approach is more interesting than using resolution, density or screen size in inches. independent screen density The minimal dp dimensions covering the large majority of Android smartphones is and for tablets . 320x480 dp (1) 480x800 dp (2) Moreover, you have to add the mode support starting from Android Nougat. It is not necessary to allow it on every screen : is there an interest to use your screen with another app ? Is there shareable elements between apps ? Multi-Window The official recommendations are 220x220 dp to support both standard layout splits : 1/3–2/3 in portrait and 1/2–1/2 in landscape, but also the free mode used on larger devices (tablets but also Chromebooks). If we only target smartphones, we can be less restrictive. Based on a target of 360x640 dp (min size covering the large majority of Android N compatible devices ), we can go for a min of 360x220 dp in portrait and 320x360 dp in landscape . (3) (4) The landscape mode is to evaluate well. It is mainly used on tablets, not much on smartphones. Search on gsmarena (Feb 2017) (1) Smartphones :- for HVGA (320x480) with API >= 15, there is 139 mdpi devices (140–200 ppi) so 320x480 dp and only 6 with density > mdpi- for WVGA (480x800) with API >= 15, there is 415 hdpi devices (200–280 ppi) so 320x533 dp and only 1 with density > hdpi- no configuration superior with a superior density which lower the minimum dimensions obtained above (2) Tablets :- between HD (720x1280 dp) and FHD (1080x1920 dp) with API >= 15, there is 43 hdpi devices (200–280 ppi) for a general minimum dimension of 533x853 dp (3) Android N Smartphone :- for HD (720x1280), there is 12 xhdpi devices (280–400 ppi) so 360x640 dp- for FHD (1080x1920), there is 33 xxhdpi devices (400–560 ppi) so 360x640 dp too- for QHD (1440x2560), there is 18 xxxhdpi devices (> 560 ppi) so 360x640 dp still (4) Minimum dimension Android N compatible Smartphones 360x640 dp so to support MultiWindow mode : Images Google CC 2.5 Android Developer at jacquesgiraudel.com

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BANANA's 8M Users in 4 Weeks — Inside CARV's TON Gaming Success Story

BANANA se 8 miljoen gebruikers in 4 weke — Binne CARV se TON Gaming suksesverhaal

BANANA ukax 8M Usuarionakax 4 Semanas ukanw — CARV ukan TON Gaming ukan Éxito ukan sarnaqäwip manqhan

4 həftə ərzində BANANA-nın 8 milyon istifadəçisi — CARV-nin TON Oyun Uğur Hekayəsində

BANANA-এর 8M ব্যবহারকারী 4 সপ্তাহে — CARV-এর TON গেমিং সাফল্যের গল্পের ভিতরে

BANANA alcanza los 8 millones de usuarios en 4 semanas: la historia de éxito de TON Gaming de CARV

4 सप्ताह में BANANA के 8 मिलियन उपयोगकर्ता - CARV की TON गेमिंग सफलता की कहानी

8M Itilizatè BANANA nan 4 semèn - Anndan istwa siksè CARV nan TON Gaming

A BANANA 8 millió felhasználója 4 hét alatt – A CARV TON Gaming sikertörténetében

BANANA が 4 週間で 800 万人のユーザーを獲得 — CARV の TON ゲーム成功ストーリー

4 жумада BANANA'нын 8 миллион колдонуучусу — CARV's TON оюнунун ийгиликтүү тарыхы

BANANA's 8M Users muMasvondo mana - Mukati meCARV's TON Gaming Success Story

4 ہفتوں میں کیلے کے 8M صارفین - CARV کی TON گیمنگ کی کامیابی کی کہانی کے اندر

Hungri Games, the innovative mobile gaming studio known for its unique hybrid genres such as Racing RPG and Action Strategy games, is thrilled to announce the successful closure of a $1.9 million funding round at a valuation of $23 million. The investment round was spearheaded by Bogazici Ventures with participation from notable investors, including Sandbox COO & Co-Founder Sebastien Borget, Roko Finance, Preston Labs, Triple Dragon, Erol Ozmandiraci, Oyunfor, and Caglan Tanriverdi, who had previously worked on various projects with Hungri Games. Hungri Games was founded by former Garena, Bigpoint, and Yoozoo Games operation leaders in 2019 with offices located in Istanbul and Belfast. They have been developing and publishing mid-core mobile games on a regular basis by pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation in the ecosystem. It is evident that the seed round investment will accelerate Hungri Games' growth by enabling the studio to expand its portfolio and development on multiple titles, including the highly anticipated Racing RPG, . Metahorse Unity Metahorse Unity represents a new frontier in both mobile gaming industry and web3, combining thrilling horse racing with deep RPG elements and introducing a genuine free to play business model as a monetization tool. Players will be able to train, breed, and race horses in a rich virtual world, engaging in strategic gameplay that promises to redefine the genre. Secondary market creation will be one of the fundamental ecosystems for the retention and monetisation of Metahorse Unity, where multiple features will support this creator and trader-based Horse Racing ecosystem. Hungri Games also recently announced a collaboration with Polygon to create a unique, immersive, and affordable gaming experience for Metahorse Unity players worldwide. Metahorse Unity will mark a meaningful step forward in blockchain gaming by bringing the best of decentralized technology to mainstream mobile and web gaming players. Kagan Berk Kocak, Founder of Hungri Games, said: We're incredibly grateful for the confidence our investors have shown in our vision and our team. This funding will empower us to take our games to new heights and reach even more players around the world. Sebastien Borget, COO & Co-Founder of The Sandbox, added: I’m pleased to support the Hungri Games experienced team on their journey of creating high-quality engaging mobile games that uses blockchain technology. The investment also includes participation from individuals who had previously worked on various projects with HungriGames, reinforcing the strong relationships and trust the studio has built within the industry. For more information about Hungri Games and their upcoming projects, please visit www.hungrigames.com About Hungri Games Hungri Games is a game studio located in Istanbul and the UK, consisting of over 30 team members, specializing in Web3 gaming. Founded in 2019 by a team of mobile gaming industry experts, the company has a portfolio of developing and publishing innovative mid-core and core games in the industry. HungriGames was built to create fun and unique games to diversify and enrich global gaming audiences and make a continuous contribution to the mobile gaming industry. Hungri Games has lately focused on RPG and SLG genres and aims to define the playbook of mid-core / core development of games as well as setting a publishing benchmark for the next generation. Useful Links Twitter: twitter.com/metahorseunity Discord: https://discord.com/invite/metahorseunity Telegram: https://t.me/MetahorseUnityNFT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MetahorseUnity This story was distributed as a release by Crypto Adventure under HackerNoon’s Brand As An Author Program. Learn more about the program . here

Hungri Games Completes Seed Investment Round with a Valuation of $23M

Hungri Games completa la ronda de inversión inicial con una valoración de 23 millones de dólares

Hungri Games finalise un cycle d'investissement de démarrage avec une valorisation de 23 millions de dollars

हंगरी गेम्स ने 23 मिलियन डॉलर के मूल्यांकन के साथ बीज निवेश दौर पूरा किया

Hungri Games、評価額2,300万ドルでシード投資ラウンドを完了

Hungri Games conclui rodada de investimento inicial com avaliação de US$ 23 milhões

Hungri Games hoàn thành vòng đầu tư hạt giống với mức định giá 23 triệu USD

Hungri Games 完成种子轮投资，估值达 2300 万美元

Today I want to talk about what trends have begun to emerge in the gaming industry as of today. Trend #1: The gaming industry continues to grow, and mobile gaming is its fastest-growing segment After the sharp beginning of the pandemic, the forecast that industry growth would slow down sharply did not come true. There was no global market decline. On the contrary, video games have become a more extensive industry than movies and North American sports combined, . thanks to the pandemic There was some decline in PC and console games, but for the most part, this can be attributed to a lack of parts to produce new hardware. As for mobile games, in 2021, they brought in about $93 billion - more than a third of the total revenue of the gaming market. By 2023, this figure is expected to cross the $100 billion mark with an overall average annual growth rate of more than 18%. This unstoppable growth attracts investors, so there are even more companies and projects, and the competition is growing. At the same time, the process of mergers and acquisitions of studios continues. Key market players continue to buy new studios. This is noticeable both in the PC/console segment (the same Embracer Group) and in the mobile segment (M&A activity and opening offices in other countries by Playrix, MyTona, and others). However, no one knows how long it will last, but until it does, employment in the game industry looks very promising in the coming years. Trend #2: Crossplay and franchises strengthen brands Indeed, developing for multiple platforms with crossplay increases costs, but at the same time, it can open doors to a much larger user base. We all see major PC and console developers trying to enter the mobile market, from Epic Games with Fortnite to Genshin Impact and Pokémon Unite. But a game designed for gamepads and 75-inch monitors won't offer a similar experience when launched on a smartphone. That's why studios are increasingly creating spinoff games, using their leading brand from console or PC versions in variants optimized for mobile devices, such as Mario Cart Tour and Wild Rift. However, not all such games end with success. For example, Ubisoft never brought Tom Clancy's Elite Squad to release, so the most notable appearance on the mobile market were collabs with AFK Arena. Speaking of collaborations in general, their number is also growing in recent years. Persona 5 will appear in the AFK Arena; Neon Genesis Evangelion will appear in Dragon Raja. Naturally, such events attract attention. Sometimes not only from players but also from the outside, and we can expect that their number will only increase. Trend #3: The hardware crisis will continue to dramatically affect the industry The latest graphics cards and next-gen consoles are proving to be an elusive scarce commodity even a year later, and this is one of the main problems delaying a new technological leap in graphics. Even if the developers themselves are already ready to release products at the peak of technical capabilities, the problem is that there is simply no one to play them. in 2022 are very different - it is more likely to say that the problem will be resolved in 2-3 years. In 3 years, we should expect revolutionary changes in the graphics. Forecasts for the video cards market Trend #4: Postponed game releases will finally have final dates The IT sector is the least affected by the pandemic and the mass transition to remote working. It even benefited from it. But if you look at the figures from trend #1, the forced restructuring of work processes has played its not very positive role. Under the pressure of the new pandemic reality, many of the production chains at the major studios making AAA games are collapsing. It takes time to adapt. It's impossible to produce some aspects of game development (such as mockups and sound design) entirely in-house. As a result, in 2022, we will have many new projects postponed for the last two years. It is worth noting that medium and small studios proved to be much more flexible, as they were able to rebuild and restore the efficiency and speed of development much faster. Asian companies did not hesitate to take advantage of this. They released many large and successful projects in 2021 and continued to develop existing ones (Genshin Impact, Garena Free Fire, PUBG New State, Arena of Valor, and others). Trend #5: With the spread of 5G, a whole new speed of mobile gaming awaits Although right now, 5G seems more like a myth than a reality, and the areas covered by it are far from being all over the world, it's more a question of when it will fully come into the lives of mobile device users. This means a significant increase in content download speeds for the mobile gaming market. Players will be able to download heavy clients of modern games much faster and easier - significantly since the built-in memory of smartphones is also growing. Playing synchronous PvP games, where ping values and a stable connection are fundamental, will become more comfortable. This is also a significant incentive to increase the segment of large, heavy mobile games, particularly cross-platform. Also, an increase in mobile internet speeds positively affects cloud gaming services. And due to the above-mentioned hardware shortage, which is not going away anytime soon, cloud gaming will grow even more and seem to be a more tempting alternative for users. Conclusion Of course, this is not all. Among other things, we cannot ignore the increased interest in and . Although many people are skeptical about such phenomena, and it is unclear how long they will last, these technologies and approaches show that studios are actively seeking new ways of development. The potential here can be seen with the naked eye: the market for open economy games is growing at an unprecedented rate, and more and more big players are entering the race. NFT meta-universe You can also read another article on . It is based on real experience. what you can do to make Reddit aware of your game

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It has been a while since I’ve been to a hackathon. I always love that hackathon as an avenue to build something quickly within the 48-hour time constraint, the opportunity to sharpen my design skills, and network with fellow hackers. So when my colleague posted on Slack about , I signed up! JunctionX Singapore 2 of my colleagues and I were lucky to be selected as part of the 120 participants out of over 190 sign-ups. But it was off to a rocky start — one of my colleagues bailed last minute. Dheeraj joined with me but he was not feeling well the next day. We only finalized the problem we’re going to tackle on 7:15 PM the next day, with the pressure to hit the deadline in less than 17 hours… It’s a small world. I bumped into Terry, whom I used to mentor at the in 2018. I remember both of us stayed up late to solve a bug of the valve not closing properly for his Arduino project. He was looking for a team to join, and I am so glad to have him on the team as he is a talented backend engineer working on embed software. Selangor Smart City and Future Commerce Hackathon Brainstorming and Finalizing Ideas On Friday evening, we started brainstorming ideas for and ’s track, ranging from reducing churn with a subscription modal for repeat orders, loyalty program, intelligence dashboard for shopping behavior, to making education/help center more engaging and interactive for both buyers and sellers. Shopee Kaspersky On Saturday, we validated project ideas from the consumer experience, payment, security and transportation that we’ve brainstormed with our Shopee mentors. The fraud and security idea hits home, and mentors gave us the following insights: “Shopee has experienced a lot of fake user accounts coming from competitors in the past and it hurts Shopee’s business. Competitors pretend to be real users who placed a large amount of quantity of orders, then proceed to cancel them.” — Shopee mentors Our mentor also mentioned that transportation is a huge issue for delivery companies. For instance, . So a buyer might input something like “My house is beside this tree.” there are no postcodes available in rural areas in Indonesia It might be ridiculous to think that how could someone uses a tree as a landmark, but those who grew up in the same neighborhood would know what the buyer meant. There is also a lack of safe drop points like 7-Eleven for parcel collection in rural areas as well. So, Dheeraj was exploring another idea to help rural consumers, who technically . estimated that there is a US$10b-12b e-commerce market for rural consumers in the next four years, which is a huge untapped opportunity. have the most to gain as they do not have access to a wide range of products A report from EY As language is the barrier and trust is the key to conversion, Dheeraj was experimenting if rural consumers could “draw” what they want to buy, using ’s API: Google Creative Lab AutoDraw Framing The Problem If you google “Shopee fraud”, fraud incidents that are reported by media are mostly consumer-facing and operational. For example, and the . That’s exactly what we tackled over the weekend. fake sellers in Taiwan rising eCommerce scams in Singapore But what about the fraud that goes “unreported”? Shopee is already winning in 2 markets that it receives the largest amount of orders — Indonesia and Taiwan. reported that in Indonesia, , and . StatCounter more than 70% of internet traffic comes from mobile devices Shopee wins in mobile apps with Tokopedia (#2) and Lazada (#3) following behind Source: https://www.techinasia.com/lazada-vs-sea-whos-top-ecommerce-player-in-southeast-asia In an extremely saturated, aggressive and competitive market like this, dirty business techniques are not uncommon, with , which resulted in the loss of revenue for Lyft. Uber’s unscrupulous “Hell” program spying on Lyft drivers A small percentage would cost a huge loss Considering that Shopee’s , even a small percentage of fraud coming from competitors is $20 million: Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) is over $10 billion in 2018 US$10,000,000,000 ¹ x 0.9% ² x 10% ³ = US$20,000,000 ¹ Shopee’s GMV in 2018 ² Fraud to eCommerce Sales %/year by ³ Estimation based on the total fraud CyberSource The Opportunities: How to Curb Competitors’ Fraud? Shopee already has an existing email and mobile OTP verification embed during the sign-up process. We think that the 1st layer of defense is to reduce fake accounts is to strengthen the current verification process by adding more layers on top of it: Valid credit card, shipping address and social media account. Verifying User Profile One of the traits to identify highly suspicious account is to to “hijack” merchants’ listing so that the stock is sold out during sales, which refrains the real customers out there from buying. Positive Reinforcement for Shopping Behaviour buy a large quantity of the same product and multiple transactions in a short amount of time We think that placing a maximum quota on the stock quantity and total amount for the 1st-time user would reduce fraud. For example, if users promise within the 24-hour period and request a refund, it’s very likely that these are real customers and not fake accounts, and we can provide them for the entire order. Moreover, we can reinforce positive buying behavior: the more users shop, the higher the quota is lifted for placing an order. not to cancel 10% OFF The Solution By factoring in the number of order, item price and maximum quantity of the item ordered, we can analyze if an account is a valid and loyal customer. Thanks to Terry for coming up with the formula and user flow: JS code written for scammer detector: https://codepen.io/terry-pang/pen/wvwbozx If you shop at Shopee before, you might have noticed that under the field, if it says “100 pieces available” and you tried to update to 120, the quantity will be automatically reverted to 100 because that is the maximum allowed. We want to build on top of that existing function to encourage positive shopping behavior — by offering discounts for the entire order if users promise not to cancel within the 24-hour period: Quantity For Shopee’s internal fraud team, we want to empower them by providing them the necessary tools to make an informed decision and do what they do best at, and this starts by providing for Shopee site globally: real-time fraud threat score Shopee’s internal fraud team can also track the number, monitor the trends over time and . audit/review these flagged accounts in real-time An organization might employ a network of fraudsters or even outsource them to third-world countries. Physically they are probably in the same location but could be routed through anonymously using VPNs. But by tracking logged-in data such as device IPs, OS, and browsers, it will be easier to . observe the purchase patterns, spot frauds faster and bust hidden networks of these fraudsters Combining these three powerful tools together, we built a to protect Shopee from competitors’ fraud: global dashboard In the previous example, 100 is the default maximum stock quantity that Shopee can allow the 1st-time users to purchase. What if we could allow some flexibility to the maximum quantity, the total amount allowed, and discounts applicable for the 1st-time buyer? comes in handy here by providing that customization. It could start out as an internal tool at first, but Shopee can roll this out to merchants at Seller Central as well. Fraud Thresholds Tool Potential Future Developments Over the 48 hours, we tackled the fraud scenarios coming from competitors, but more use cases can be included for enhancement. More scenarios and use cases By utilizing tools such as , machine learning can help build a better fraud prediction model to help the fraud team to make better decisions. Machine learning to facilitate Accurate Fraud Predictions TensorFlow Since data has been collected to build comprehensive user profiles to fight fraud, we thought to expand this to other SEA group’s businesses such as Garena and Digital Financial Services. Expand comprehensive user profile for other SEA businesses Final Thoughts When the deadline hits at 12 noon on Sunday, I was still working on the slides. When Dheeraj submitted our entry, I feel so relieved with a sense of accomplishment of what we’ve built. There were moments we almost give up, but what I learned is although our resources and time are strained, . we need to work with what we have During the brainstorming phase, Terry suggested that we can use board games to educate Shopee users. His two favorite board games are and . It doesn’t make sense at first, but when we validate with our mentors, it is actually a great idea to use interactive games to educate buyers and sellers. Catan CASHFLOW by Robert Kiyosaki I learned that brainstorming is the best phase to go wild and crazy instead of killing creativity, and embracing these ideas with an open mind is key. Don’t aspire to be the smartest person in the room, and leave your ego at the door . And yes, I need to to animate my prototype! learn Principle or Flinto Team — Front-end | — Backend | — Design | / / Dheeraj Joshi Twitter Terry Pang LinkedIn Chip Dong Lim Portfolio LinkedIn Twitter Thanks for making it to the end of this story! Are you enjoying reading it? What are other awesome ideas that you might have thought of to solve for an eCommerce platform? Let me know by commenting below ⇣ You can as well. view the 6 final pitches I’ve compiled

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Whether it’s the Chinese dragons, Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent or Indian juggernauts like Flipkart, Asia is the birthplace of some of the most successful unicorn startups. Asia’s vibrant startup ecosystem simply has no rivals. So, what’s the secret sauce to joining the unicorn startups of Asia? It is, essentially, a recipe for success no startup can do without! #1 It’s Not What You Sell But What People Want to Buy From You When McDonald’s arrived on Indian shores, not many vegetarians were delighted by its chicken burgers, which is why the global fast-food chain changed its menu! burgers made their way into Indian diner’s hearts and grabbed their wallet share. McAloo Tikki Similarly, Paytm was born out of the need to eliminate wallets and cash, and to further improve the convenience of customers. Google made a difference in people’s lives across Asia by offering Google Maps. People would need to ask for directions earlier, which was highly inconvenient especially if it was during odd hours. Now, all they have to do is feed in the address on the map and locate the area. After all, it’s easy to know where to go when you’re moving in the right direction! Amazon started out as a bookstore, but grew as an ecommerce brand. It now meets the needs of different customer segments. From being a niche player to a universal online retailer, Amazon’s done it all. Each of these businesses has one thing in common: they meet consumer needs. The age of “build it and they’ll come” is over. The era of heightened consumerism is here. The focus is on what people are buying, not what your company is selling. Asian unicorn startups are tapping on to this phenomena. China alone has 46 of the 192 total known unicorn startups across the globe. China’s unicorn startups have a combined valuation of $209 billion, as per CBInsights. The Chinese startups are cashing in on ready consumers in a thriving marketplace. Consider the ride-hailing service provider, Didi Chuxing, who with a valuation of $50 billion is just one step behind Uber, or mobile and hardware maker Xiaomi that is pegged at $46 billion. Each of these startups starts out by generating value for customers. For example, Xiaomi aims at client co-creation. It even has its own consumer community — MIUI forum. Consumers can tell Xiaomi what they need in a product. Xiaomi then builds products based on customer feedback! This forum scored 10 million registered users by 2018. That’s not all — it even had more than 100K daily publications! #2 Tapping Technologies in the Internet Age When Google was born, the aim was simple: Providing unstructured data to common people like you and me, who are looking for information online. That has not changed, but Google’s fortunes have. All because of technology, people are being drawn to unicorn startup brands. Apple’s diversified offerings across a single product line or Netflix with its movie-streaming services … these are just some ways in which technology is deemed as the king and queen of the present age. It is also the secret to the success of many unicorn startups. From video gaming startup Garena in Singapore to Traveloka in Indonesia and GrabTaxi, tapping new technologies is the key to success. Millennial digital natives respond incredibly well to this. WEF estimates that by 2020, 64% of the Asian population will be below 40 years of age. These digital natives are disrupting the Asian economies and driving growth. Traveloka CEO Ferry Unardi is 30. Go-Jek a ride-hailing app has its CEO in Nadiem Makarim at 33! Going online may be the best way to mobilize your startup. It also accelerates growth. A research by McKinsey pegs mobile penetration rates in Asia at 110 per cent and growing. This is where startups like Tokopedia and premier online marketplaces like Bukalapak by Achmad Zaky are cashing in. In the startup industry, innovation is clearly the buzzword. Ecommerce is big. Technology is even bigger. #3 Building a Culture of Trust Trust is the currency businesses to deal in now. Unicorn startups are no different. Customers need to feel a sense of trust. The only way to build it is to innovate. Attracting funds is not about the right elevator pitch or the perfect presentation. It is about real results. Your profit margins, revenue, growth stats — all of these need to reflect what an amazing innovator you are. This is how Bullet Messaging, a startup launched in August 2018 garnered an impressive $22 million in funding within 7 days of being founded. Big players like BAT look for game-changing startups to invest in. If you fit the bill, the results can be phenomenal. #4 Start With Innovation But Grow With Repetition Consider how successful ‘India’s Amazon’ Flipkart is or how GrabTaxi has beaten Uber at its own game. It’s not just about having exceptional ideas but also working on how to execute these. The real success comes from processes and systems. Streamlining operations, refining processes — it’s all about building a sense of synergies and letting your team thrive. #5 Creativity Counts Byju’s is a unicorn startup which demonstrates what thinking creatively can do. Within three years of launching its learning app, the startup has 20 million users and 1.26 million annual paid subscribers. Its CEO, Byju Raveendran, started out by going to campuses and schools to teach students. He even lectured in a stadium once! Now, Byju’s has become a billion dollar company with investors like Sequoia Capital and Sofina simply because of an idea that was creative for its time.

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