Xiaomi will stop bundling the charger with its next flagship smartphone
Xiaomi has mocked Apple for omitting the requisite charger from the iPhone 12 lineup, but now the Chinese firm is about to do the same thing with its upcoming Mi 11 flagship.
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Xiaomi actually used an Apple ad to show off its new ‘Mimoji’ feature
Xiaomi, which is no stranger to showing Apple how much it loves the company’s designs, actually used an ad for Memoji to show off its new “Mimoji” feature.
Xiaomi now has ‘Mimoji’, blatantly copying Apple’s Memoji
Xiaomi has launched what it calls “Mimoji”, which are 3D avatars of individuals exactly like Appe’s already well-established Memoji.
Xiaomi’s new wireless earbuds look familiar
Meet Mi AirDots Pro, Xiaomi’s affordable replica of AirPods that includes some features not found on Apple’s buds, such as active noise cancellation and sweat resistance.
Apple wins European trademark case against Xiaomi over the name of its iPad mini clone
Apple has scored a partial victory in its case against Chinese consumer electronics maker Xiaomi over the trademark name of its iPad mini clone.
Xiaomi acquires swathe of patents from Nokia
A multi-year patent deal includes a cross license to each company’s cellular standard essential patents. The two firms will co-operate on a wide range of strategic projects.
Microsoft’s latest initiative brings always-on LTE notebooks with embedded SIM technology
Microsoft is partnering with chip makers, carriers and computer vendors on Intel x86 and Snapdragon 835-based Windows 10 notebooks with always-on LTE connectivity.
Xiaomi launching sub-$200 smartphone with 5.5″ screen & 13MP/8MP cameras on February 28
Chinese gadget maker Xiaomi Technology, also known as the Apple of China, has sent out invitations for a media event to be held on February 28. The company is expected to announce a new entry-level handset rocking a 5.5-inch AMOLED screen, a thirteen-megapixel camera out the back and an eight-megapixel selfie camera out the front.
The phone is expected to be priced at 1,299 yuan unlocked, or about $190. Additionally, Xiaomi is likely to unveil a pair of in-house developed CPUs at the event, DigiTimes says.
Former Android executive Hugo Barra to head Facebook’s Oculus and virtual reality teams
When former Android executive Hugo Barra announced three days ago he was leaving Chinese handset maker Xiaomi, he provided standard boilerplate explanation: he wanted to spend more time with his family because living and working abroad has taken a toll on his health and life.
Then again, that’s exactly the kind of stuff that you’d expect high-ranking executives to say when jumping ship or seeking greener pastures with another team.
As it turns out, Barra is leaving Xiaomi not because he’s burned out but to join Facebook where he will be charged with managing the Oculus team and the company’s other virtual reality projects, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday.
Former Android executive Hugo Barra leaving Xiaomi next month
Hugo Barra, who used to be Google’s senior executive in charge of Android before leaving the Internet giant for Xiaomi in August 2013, announced on his Facebook profile that he’s leaving the Chinese handset maker. He’ll be returing to Silicon Valley in February after the Chinese New Year to spend more time with friends and family.
As Vice President of Xiaomi’s International unit, Barra was responsible for making the company’s Mi handsets available in more countries globally.
Xiaomi has yet to start selling its products in the United States.
Is Xiaomi’s first-ever Windows PC notebook a shameless MacBook Air ripoff?
Xiaomi (pronounced “sh-YEOW-mee”), a booming Chinese smartphone and consumer electronics maker, today took the wraps off its first-ever Windows PC notebook and it looks awfully familiar to the MacBook Air. The familiarity starts with the device’s silly ‘Mi Notebook Air’ moniker and extends to its unibody industrial design that’s thinner and lighter than Apple’s notebook.
Offered in 12.5 and 13.3-inch varieties, the product matches and—in terms of graphics, lightness and thinness—one-ups the MacBook Air while costing half as much. Xiaomi’s new notebooks run Windows 10 and will hit store shelves in China on August 2.
Xiaomi’s first drone to take off next Wednesday
Xiaomi, the ambitious consumer electronics maker from China, is about to release a consumer drone of its own at a media event scheduled for next week.
Writing on its official blog, the Chinese firm said that its first-ever flying machine, a quadricopter, would take off next Wednesday, May 25. A dramatic device image was shared as part of the tease.
