Racine woman accused of hitting victim 30 times so hard her eye swelled shut during theft of laptop, phone | Crime and Courts
RACINE — A Racine woman has been accused of assaulting another woman, and stealing her phone and laptop. Fox News reports federal officials are concerned weather events such as the tornadoes that recently ripped through the United…
Xbox Chaturdays 49: Xbox Game Pass goes hard and Dark Souls converts with Jez Corden
For episode 49 of Xbox Chaturdays, we’ll be joined by Senior Editor of Windows Central and original co-host of the show, Jez Corden. We’ll be discussing Xbox Game Pass closing out 2021 with an enormous bang, Jez’s newfound love of Dark…
The chip shortage hit hard in Q3 2021, but smartphone brands still coined it
Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL;DR Counterpoint Research and Canalys have released their Q3 2021 smartphone market share reports. Both reports reveal a 6% yearly decline in shipments. Revenues are reportedly up 12% year-on-year due to a focus on…
‘One paycheck away from losing everything’: Why the child care crisis is especially hard for Black mothers
Sitting on the couch playing with her giggling 18-month-old son, Kurendia Massey received the call no one wants to get. “They’re letting you go,” the recruiter from Massey’s temp agency informed her, just hours after she’d finished an eight-hour shift…
Vanguard Won’t Completely Take Over Your Hard Drive
Activision Blizzard is currently facing serious ongoing allegations of harassment and mistreatment of marginalized workers. To learn more, please visit our timeline as well as our in-depth report on the subject. In an announcement that’s sure to…
Android smartphone shipments hit hard by chipset shortage in Q3 2021
TL;DR Global smartphone shipments have plunged by 6% year-over-year, according to a new report. Per data from Canalys, this is the result of the global chipset shortage. Amid the chaos, Apple regained its place as the second biggest OEM thanks to strong…
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2021 smartphone production being hit hard by chip shortage
A new market intelligence report says that 2021 smartphone production is being hit hard by the global chip shortage, and that means growth will be significantly slower than expected. iPhone production is faring better than other brands, but is still…
Government pressure could hit iPhone and Android sales hard
The German federal government is looking at putting an end to the view that a smartphone has a lifespan of a few years and is looking at pursuing strict environmental regulations so that manufacturers have to offer spare parts and security updates for…
Constance Woodson Worked Hard All Her Life. How Did She End Up Homeless During a Pandemic?
A few days after her 60th birthday, Constance Woodson took in the early-June sun on a bench in New York City’s Madison Square Park. Masked, except when she sipped her coffee, she reflected on her luck. The good news was that, in the midst of a pandemic,…