Technology

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.

This morning we&re digging into Dropboxearnings report (Q4 2019), and why its recent financial performance and plans for 2020 are making the storage and productivity-focused SaaS player shares soar.

While the broader SaaS category has seen huge valuation gains in recent quarters, Dropbox has not. Along with Box, the two file-sharing focused companies were left behind as their broader unicorn cohortvalue surged. Why? Slowing growth, mostly. But with Dropbox shares up 13% pre-market to more than $21 this morning — its original IPO price — perhaps things are changing for one of the two firms.

To figure out what happened, we&ll start by unearthing what Dropbox managed to pull off in Q4 and compare its projections with market expectations. At the end, we&ll translate what we&ve learned from public SaaS companies for their private, startup brethren. As always, when we look at public companies, we&re hunting for market signals that will impact startup fundraising and valuations.

Manufacturers including Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi and Oppo are planning to unveil power chargers based on GaN (gallium nitride) technology this year, potentially offering support for fast charging up to 65W.

The news comes from a report in IT Home, so don't take this as official confirmation just yet, but if it is true then we could be

In a fresh blow for Nvidia's fledgling GeForce Now cloud streaming platform, Bethesda has removed its games from the service.

In a post on the Nvidia forums, an official representative listed exactly which games are being withdrawn and it seems to be all of them but one: Wolfenstein Youngblood. The full list of removed titles is as follows:

• Wolfenste

Cheap Amazon Fire Tablet deals are back and offering up to $50 off Fire devices this weekend. That means big savings on cheap tablets - perfect for light work or on the go streaming, reading, and listening. We're seeing big savings across the Fire Tablet range right now, with additional savings on Kids Editions as well, starting at just $59.99.

With Wales' hopes of consecutive Grand Slam Six Nations titles falling apart in their game week 2 clash with Ireland in Dublin, they'll be hoping to get back to winning ways at home to France today. It's a huge 2020 Six Nations game for both teams and one you'll be able to watch live no matter where you are in the world by following our Wales vs

Want to see our Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra photo gallery? Head here.

In mid-February the Samsung Galaxy S20 series of smartphones was launched, revealing Samsung’s vision for smartphones in 2020. 

While we may see some of the features from the top-end Galaxy S20 devices reach the budget Galaxy A devices, and possibly the Galaxy Tab S tablets,