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Xiaomi Dethrones Apple As The World's #2 Smartphone Maker Could the bedrock of the smartphone market be moving before our very eyes?   A new report from market research firm Canalys last week suggests that could be the case. The report revealed that Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi had surpassed Apple in the second quarter of 2021 to become the world's number two smartphone maker, according to Reuters . The report measures the number of handsets that manufacturers sell to distributors.  It was the first time Xiaomi took the second place spot, with the company getting 17% of worldwide smartphone shipments, up from 3% the previous quarter. The market for global smartphone shipments was up 12% in the second quarter, with Samsung leading the charge at 19% per share and Apple in third place at 14% per share. Chinese smartphone makers Oppo and Vivo had 10% each.  Xiaomi phones are about 40% tp 75% cheaper than its Samsung and Apple rivals, acco...

"Most People Don't Wanna Turn To Brian Stelter To Tell Them What's Real": CNN Guest Obliterates 'Reliable Sources' Host Controversial author Michael Wolff (of dubious Trump White House 'tell-all' and earpiece malarkey fame) was trotted out on CNN Sunday, where he proceeded (was allowed) to excoriate "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter for doing a "terrible job" and being "full of sanctimony." " You become part of, one of the parts of the problem of the media . You know, you come on here, and you have a monopoly on truth - you know, you know exactly how things are supposed to be done. You know, you are why one of the reasons people can’t stand the media, I’m sorry. " said Wolff. To which Stelter laughed, saying "You're cracking me up." "It's your fault," Wolff shot back, to which Stelter asked what he could do better. "You know, don’t talk ...

Yes, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley juxtaposed elected oversight of the U.S. military with the government of Adolf Hitler. Gabe Kaminsky The Federalist https://thefederalist.com/

In 2020 alone, Facebook and Amazon spent more money on lobbyists than did Raytheon, Northrup Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing—major players in the defense-industrial complex. Rachel Bovard The Federalist https://thefederalist.com/

Did you know that the U.S. has averaged more than one and a half mass shootings a day so far this year?  I know that sounds crazy, but it is true.  Monday will be the 200th day of the year, and according to Wikipedia there have been 327 mass shootings up to this point in 2021.  And actually the information on Wikipedia does not include all of the most recent mass shootings, and so the true number is actually a little higher.  But you can’t really blame Wikipedia, because it is extremely difficult to keep up with all of the mass shootings that are happening these days.  In fact, each one barely even makes a blip in the news before the next one happens.  We have become a nation that is filled with violence from one end to the other, and many believe that what we have experienced so far is just the beginning . On Saturday night, headlines were made all over the nation when a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres was halted due to a mass shooting that ...

Monkeypox is a very dangerous disease that causes horrifyingly ugly sores on the skin, and scientists are telling us that it can be spread by human to human contact.  So the fact that there is now a confirmed case of monkeypox in Dallas, Texas should be a concern for all of us.  Could it be possible that this is the start of a new pandemic?  For now, officials are insisting that the risk of a full-blown pandemic is very low, but we will monitor this situation.  Those that follow my work on a regular basis know that I am constantly watching for the next potential major outbreak, and I am very much hoping that this is not it.  The good news is that we only have one confirmed U.S. case so far.  According to the CDC, the infected individual flew from Nigeria to Atlanta on July 8th, and then he flew from Atlanta to Dallas on July 9th.  The following comes directly from  the official CDC website … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Healt...

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck off the Northern California coast late Saturday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake just before midnight was about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) west of Petrolia in Humboldt County and 56 kilometers (35 miles) southwest of Eureka. The depth was just over 30 kilometers (18.5 miles). The shaking could […] The post M5.1 earthquake hits off Petrolia, California just where the overdue Cascadia Subduction Zone meets the San Andreas Fault appeared first on Strange Sounds . Strange Sounds STRANGE SOUNDS http://strangesounds.org/