Microsoft announces the end of the commercialization of Windows 10. The distribution of the keys of the operating system will end on January 31, 2023. Nintendo begins to seek suppliers for the components of its future game console. ARCOM signs an agreement with Internet service providers and rights holders of sporting events to fight against IPTV. This is the recap.
This might seem surprising to you, but it is like this every year: in the fourth calendar quarter (between October and December), Apple once again becomes the world number 1 in mobile telephony. According to Canalys, the Cupertino company exceeds the Korean giant. The gap between the two is not always very clear. But this year, despite a considerable increase in iPhone prices, the difference is 5 points. Which is huge. Apple thus obtains 25% of the market. Understand that one in four smartphones sold worldwide between October 1 and December 31 was an iPhone. Rear, Samsung is at 20% market share. And even further behind, we find three Chinese brands: Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, respectively. Find all the details of this ranking in our full article. And below, here are the three pieces of information that marked January 19, 2023.
You only have a few days left to buy Windows 10
Windows 11 is not unanimous. Whether for individuals or businesses. There are incompatibilities. Some updates make installed software (even Microsoft software) unstable. And yet, this version of the operating system will soon be the only one available for sale. Microsoft announces that the Windows 10 license sale will end in a few days. The deadline ? January 31, 2023. Of course, that doesn’t mean it will be totally abandoned, since Microsoft promises technical support for several years.
Learn more: Windows 10: Microsoft stops selling the operating system, instead of Windows 11
Nintendo is looking for its suppliers for the next Switch
Nintendo’s next console could land next year. Indeed, a rumor claims that the Japanese company is starting its search for suppliers for the components of the replacement for the Switch, which everyone wants to call Switch Pro. Finding components is an important step in designing a console. But it is above all a sign that Nintendo has started to work on it. The release could therefore take place as early as next year.
Learn more: Switch Pro: Nintendo could launch its next console in 2024, the search for suppliers has begun
ARCOM, ISPs and rights holders united against sports piracy
IPTV services are in the crosshairs of sports rights holders, who have managed to request the closure of nearly 1,300 sites in one year, but also of the French government. ARCOM, the French telecom policeman, has signed an agreement to fight against the piracy of sport on the Internet. Among the signatories are the French Federation of Telecoms as well as all its members, Iliad (Free), as well as Association for the Protection of Sports Programs. The goal is to increase the reporting of IPTV services, but also to speed up their blocking.
Learn more: IPTV: Arcom and ISPs join forces to put an end to the piracy of sports content
