• COMPUTERS
    Apple Resubmits India Retail Store Application; Xiaomi Follows

    iPhone and iPad maker Apple has resubmitted its application for opening single-brand retail stores in the country as there were certain gaps in its earlier proposal. “The proposal is being processed by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi too has submitted an application,” an official said. In January, Apple […]

  • NEWS
    Apple Overtakes Xiaomi in India Smartphone Shipments: IDC

    New data released by International Data Corporation (IDC) for Q4 2015 finds that Apple overtook Xiaomi in the Indian smartphone market in terms of units shipped. Samsung, on the other hand, continued to be the top smartphone vendor in India followed by Micromax, Lenovo (and Motorola), Intex, and Lava. According to IDC’s monthly city level […]

  • NEWS
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 With Snapdragon 650 SoC Launched in India

    Xiaomi has launched Redmi Note 3 smartphone in India, introducing a Qualcomm-based variant of the handset in the country. This marks the first international launch of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, which waslaunched in China in November last year sporting a MediaTek Soc. The new variant of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 runs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon […]

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    Xiaomi Mi 5 India Launch ‘in a Month’, Says Hugo Barra

    Xiaomi at the Redmi Note 3 India launch on Thursday confirmed that the Mi 5 flagship smartphone will be “coming to India in a month.” Xiaomi’s Global VP, Hugo Barra, during the event stressed that the team in India is trying to get the handset here “in a month” without specifying an exact date. The […]

  • NEWS
    Xiaomi Mi 5’s First Flash Sale Sees 4 Million Units Sold: Reports

    Xiaomi’s Mi 5 is already a hit among users, it appears. The first flash sale of the flagship smartphone in China on Wednesday saw nearly 17 million users showing interest in the device, and reportedly 4 million units were sold. The response was so overwhelming that Xiaomi has reportedly asked Foxconnto ramp up the production […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Chinese Star Xiaomi Aims Beyond Smartphones

    Leading Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is aiming for a future as an Internet company with the potential to cross swords with titans such as Alibaba. Xiaomi co-founder and chief executive Lin Bin on Wednesday shared a vision of a future that includes Segway-like self-balancing scooters and smartphones and a role for the company in e-commerce, […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 First Impressions

    Xiaomi last month caught some eyeballs when it launched its third-generation Redmi Note smartphonein China, its first device to feature a fingerprint sensor. The Redmi Note 3 is priced at CNY 899 (approximately Rs. 9,500) for 2GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage, and CNY 1099 (approximately Rs. 11,500) for 3GB of RAM and […]