China's Xiaomi misses 2015 handset shipment target as competition bites
BEIJING/HONG KONG - Smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc said on Friday it had shipped more than 70 million handsets in 2015, undershooting its own target and casting doubts about the growth prospects of...
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Smartphone shipments worldwide for 2015 grew 10.3 per cent year on year to 1.29 billion units, according to global market research firm TrendForce.Chinese vendors shipped 539 million units, while...
View ArticleChina's smartphone shipments decline but top five gain market share
After years of rapid growth, China's smartphone market took a hit last quarter, which even saw a year-on-year decline in shipments.The figures also reflect a consolidation of market share among the top...
View ArticleXiaomi unveils the Mi 5 smartphone at MWC 2016
At MWC 2016 today, Xiaomi Vice President, Hugo Barra, introduced the company's latest flagship smartphone, the Mi5.The 5.15-inch smartphone has a Full HD display and a metal frame with a 3D ceramic or...
View ArticlePhonemakers bank on virtual reality, add-ons to ignite sales
SEOUL/BARCELONA- From a remote-controlled robot camera to a sonar-enabled smartwatch to locate fish to reel in, smartphone makers are launching new devices and services in a bid to drive sales for...
View ArticleHello Huawei, Xiaomi, bye-bye big brands
At the first staff meeting of the year, when everybody seemed to be stealing a glance at their cellphones now and then, I did a quick check on which was the most popular brand with my colleagues.Apple?...
View ArticleMi 5: Sylph of a phone, with a punch
The first thing I noticed about Xiaomi's latest flagship phone, the 5.15-inch Mi 5, is how small and light it feels in the hand.Compared to Samsung's Galaxy S7, which has a similarly sized screen, it...
View ArticleXiaomi founder says time for world to copy Chinese innovation
Lei Jun, founder and chairman of Xiaomi Corp, one of the largest smartphone vendors in China, said Chinese innovation has started to win world recognition as more foreign firms are learning from their...
View ArticleQuality features - but at a very low price
When it comes to budget smartphones, one company has been leading the way and its trajectory does not seem to be stopping.The Redmi Note 3 is Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi's latest smartphone that checks...
View ArticleMicrosoft sells patents to Xiaomi, builds "long-term partnership"
SINGAPORE - Software maker Microsoft Corp is selling about 1,500 of its patents to Chinese device maker Xiaomi, a rare departure for the US company and part of what the two companies say is the start...
View ArticleXiaomi's first notebook is the Mi Notebook Air, a svelte machine with a...
Xiaomi is going places. The Chinese smartphone giant announced on Wednesday (July 27) the Mi Notebook Air, its first ever laptop, and one that looks like it belongs up there with the MacBook Airs of...
View ArticleXiaomi's first notebook is a svelte machine with a discrete GPU
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View Article'China's Apple' Xiaomi launches its first VR headset
Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi - often dubbed "China's Apple" - has unveiled its first virtual reality (VR) headset as it joins the ranks of HTC and Samsung in attempting to gain a foothold in the...
View ArticleIn North Korea, China's Xiaomi gets the people's pulses racing
China's smartphone and accessory maker Xiaomi Inc is winning hearts and minds in North Korea with its wearable fitness band, Chinese state media said on Thursday, a symbol of the isolated state's...
View ArticleWhy Xiaomi's new handsets won't give it an edge in the smartphone market
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View ArticleWhy Xiaomi's new handsets won't give it an edge in the smartphone market
Xiaomi's new handsets might provide good value for money for customers, but analysts reckon they might not be enough to help the company close in on the world's largest smartphone vendors.The Chinese...
View ArticleStylish phone with great camera
Asus Zenfone 3Processor: Snapdragon 625RAM: 4GBGPU Adreno 506Internal Memory 64GBScreen Size 5.5"Thickness 7.69mmRear camera 16MP f/2.0Front camera 8MPPrice: $498The ZenFone 3 is pretty, with curved...
View ArticleXiaomi's new store in Singapore looks to be a huge missed opportunity
The ever-present Chinese tech manufacturer Xiaomi has fallen behind recently with the onslaught of fellow Chinese companies like Oppo and Huawei gaining momentum both in China and internationally.Even...
View ArticleXiaomi sells 1m phones in India in just 18 days
BEIJING - Chinese tech firm Xiaomi's founder and chief executive Lei Jun has revealed in an open letter that it has sold one million smartphones in the first 18 days of this month in India.The first...
View ArticleXiaomi's incredible Mi MIX has a 6.4-inch display in an iPhone 7 Plus-size body
While Xiaomi's Mi Note 2 was the main focus of the Xiaomi event on Oct 25, the unexpected unveiling of the futuristic edgeless Mi MIX smartphone stole the show.While the phone is about the same size as...
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