Overall, smartphone SoC shipment grew 31 percent year-on-year (YoY) this past quarter. The growth is driven by the growing popularity of 5G smartphones as well as a lower than usual shipment last year due to the global health crisis. 5G smartphone shipments grew almost four times from Q2 2020, the report says. Chinese chipmaker UNISOC was another big gainer in the second quarter of this year. Its market share jumped from 4 percent in Q2 2020 to 98 percent this past quarter....

An article posted recently on Veterans Today explores whether anything that can be done prior to deployment to help “vaccinate” soldiers from the damaging effects of extreme or prolonged stress of combat. According to the Mind-Fitness Training Institute (MFTI), the obvious answer is mindfulness meditation. MFTI founder, Elizabeth Stanley, “has conducted studies with military personnel that show regular practice of mindfulness meditation corresponded with decreases in perceived stress and the development of fewer functional impairments in high stress contexts....

In the video below, Stiffelman, author of Parenting Without Power Struggles, demonstrates three types of parenting scenarios (child is in charge, no one is in charge, parent is in charge) and suggests ways to recapture our ship’s helm by fostering connection and cooperation. And if you’re wondering where to go next for more literature on parenting with mindfulness and awareness, here are a few resources to consider: Inner Kids: A website and mindfulness program run by Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of The Mindful Child....

My Hair Resolutions for 2017 My Hair Resolutions for 2017 1. One last round of color. Hear me out. My hair is somewhere between balayage and ombre at this stage and my very-grown-in roots have me missing my natural brown color. Step one in this journey is to dye the bottom half of my hair to match my roots so I can settle into the new year without worrying about updating my blonde highlights....

The OnePlus 9 is also discounted. That handset is now priced at $599, and this is its 128GB storage variant. The Astral Black color option is available, and it can be yours for $599.99. We’re looking at an 18-percent discount here. In addition to those two, high-end devices, the OnePlus Nord N200 is also on sale. That phone can be yours for only $199.99 now, while it usually costs $239.99. That is a 17-percent discount....