Xiaomi shipped over 70 million smartphones in 2015, falling short of their annual goal of 80 million unit shipments, while Huawei, who lagged behind by Xiaomi before 2015, announced 100 million annual shipments in December 2015. Xiaomi’s poor performance in smartphone sales may have something to do with their inability to launch a fifth flagship phone in 2015, attributed to issues […]
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Qualcomm Breathes Breath Of Fresh Air Following Xiaomi Licensing Deal
Qualcomm Incorporated stock has leapt over 5 percent, the biggest single-day increase in four years, following news that they have settled new 3G and 4G license patent agreements with Xiaomi. It’s a relief for the California-based chipmaker, which has seen its stock decline heavily in 2015 over licensing issues and slowing market demand. “We are pleased to reach […]
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Xiaomi Released MIUI 7 Global Stable Build Today
Global smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has just announced global stable build MIUI 7 today. The users will be able to receive the update over-the-air (OTA) on phones via the updater app. MIUI 7 is available as a simple download on most of Xiaomi’s devices, including Mi 3, Mi 4, Mi Pad, Mi Note, Redmi 1S 3G, Redmi […]
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China’s Smart Hardware Landscape 2: The Xiaomi Model
Xiaomi’s Mi Band is so far one of the highest-selling wearables, or smart hardware products in general, in China. It announced shipment of 6 million units in June 2015, less than a year after its launch. However despite having the Xiaomi logo on it, the activity tracking wristband was designed and made by Chinese startup Huami in which Xiaomi […]
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Xiaomi Could Now Be Your Next Mobile Carrier
Diversifications seems to be the buzz word down at the Xiaomi office these days, with the Chinese smartphone giant looking into almost any potential revenue stream to stave off woes over a slowing smartphone market. Their latest venture? Becoming a mobile operator. Right off the back of the Mi 4c launch, the company has released […]
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Global Smartphone Growth Drops Below 10% As Chinese Market Saturates
The global smartphone growth percentage will drop below double-digits for the first ever full year in 2015, according to market research company International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC predicts that smartphone shipments will grow just 9.8% globally in 2015 to a total of 14.3 billion units, with no upturn in sight. The Chinese market has been a […]
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Xiaomi Could Be Releasing A 15-Inch Notebook By 2016
After rocketing to the top of China’s smartphone game, Xiaomi is reportedly taking on a new challenge: notebooks. According to a report from Bloomberg the smartphone vendor is in talks with Samsung to source the memory chips and displays for a device that could be released as soon as 2016, putting them in direct competition with […]
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Chinese Smart Bike Yunmake Lands Series A Funding Led By Xiaomi Founder
It’s no secret that Chinese internet giants are trying to grab a place in the fledging smart bike market. Xiaomi, which is known their smart hardware ecosystem, connecting everything from wrist bands to air purifiers, has become the latest company to join this bandwagon. Chinese smart bike maker Yunmake announced an eight-digit RMB Series A funding […]
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Xiaomi Releases Latest 4K Smart TV: It’s Thin, It’s Cheap.
After much speculation that Xiaomi would be prematurely releasing the Mi 5 today, they have instead launched the latest in their smart TV series. The 48-inch Mi TV 2s has a 9.9 millimeter aluminum frame and features a 4K image. In tune with the rest of their range, the newest addition is very competitively priced, […]
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Qihoo 360: Another Smart Hardware Giant Wannabe After Xiaomi
Chinese internet company Qihoo 360 announced yesterday it would invest RMB200 million in a joint venture with Netcoretec, a Chinese networking hardware manufacturer founded in 2000. The move is obvious aimed at helping Qihoo 360’s WiFi router business. Last month the company announced a joint venture with Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad. The deals make it obvious […]
