Xiaomi’s new sub-brand, Redmi, has launched its first phone: The Redmi Note 7.
As expected, Xiaomi has once again pushed the boundaries of just how much phone you can get for your money. The Redmi Note 7 has a 48-megapixel rear camera, all-arou…
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China’s Nreal raises $15M to shrink augmented headsets to size of sunglasses
A former Magic Leap engineer believes the problem with most consumer-facing augmented headsets on the market is their bulky size. “You wouldn’t want to wear them for more than one hour,” Xu Chi, founder and chief executive officer of Nreal told me as he put on a bright orange headgear that looked just like plastic Ray-Ban […]
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A veteran TV maker just got a notable refresh as it enters the age of connected devices. Xiaomi, the Beijing-based firm best known for budget smartphones, has bought 65.2 million shares, or 0.48 percent, of Chinese home appliance maker TCL, said TCL in a statement to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Sunday. Shares of TCL, the world’s third-largest […]
View More In major TV push, China’s Xiaomi buys 0.5% stake in TCLXiaomi may be working on a tri-folding tablet-phone hybrid
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If you can fold it once, why not fold it twice?
Foldable devices will apparently be all the rage in 2019, and, according to a video posted by leaker of all things mobile, @evleaks, Xiaomi is joining the fray in a big way.
Can’t speak to the authenticity of this video or device, but it’s allegedly made by Xiaomi, I’m told. Hot new phone, or gadget porn deepfake? pic.twitter.com/qwFogWiE2F
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) January 3, 2019
The video comes with zero additional details, and it appears that even Blass isn’t sure the device was made by Xiaomi, but boy does it looks cool!
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Xiaomi’s Redmi brand is taking on a life of its own.
The company is spinning off Redmi, which was previously a product line for the company’s mid-range phones, into a sub-brand, Android Authority reported Thursday.
Xiaomi also posted a teaser image on its website featuring the number 4,800, which indicates that the first Redmi phone will have a 48-megapixel camera — or a 4,800mAh battery.
Xiaomi has been teasing a phone with a 48-megapixel camera for some time, so it’s quite likely that this upcoming Redmi device will have one. It’s rumored that the device will have Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 675 chip, which fits into the Redmi profile. Redmi phones are typically mid-range devices which offer a ton of bang for the buck. Read more…
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View More Xiaomi turns Redmi into a sub-brandChinese app developers have invaded India
If you’ve conquered China, then India — the world’s second-largest country based on population — is the obvious next port of call, and that’s exactly what has happened in the world of consumer apps. Following the lead of Chinese smartphone makers like Xiaomi and Oppo, which have dominated mobile sales in India for some time, […]
View More Chinese app developers have invaded IndiaNew e-commerce restrictions in India just ruined Christmas for Amazon and Walmart
The Indian government is playing the role of festive party pooper for Walmart and Amazon after it announced new regulations that look set to impede the U.S. duo’s efforts to grow their businesses in India. Online commerce in the country is tipped to surpass $100 billion per year by 2022 up from $35 billion today […]
View More New e-commerce restrictions in India just ruined Christmas for Amazon and WalmartTwitter’s newest feature is reigniting the ‘iPhone vs Android’ war
Twitter’s newest feature is reigniting the flame war between iOS and Android owners. The U.S. social media company’s latest addition is a subtle piece of information that shows the client that each tweet is sent from. In doing so, the company now displays whether a user tweets from the web or mobile and, if they are on […]
View More Twitter’s newest feature is reigniting the ‘iPhone vs Android’ warTikTok parent ByteDance sues Chinese news site that exposed fake news problem
There’s worrying news from China’s online media world as ByteDance, the $75 billion company behind popular video app TikTok is taking a news site to court for alleged defamation after it published a story about ByteDance’s fake news problem in India. U.S. tech firms have come to rely on media to help uncover issues, but Chinese […]
View More TikTok parent ByteDance sues Chinese news site that exposed fake news problemMove over notch, the hole-punch smartphone camera is coming
First it was the notch, now the hole-punch has emerged as the latest tech for concealing selfie cameras whilst keeping our smartphones as free of bezel as possible to maximize the screen space. This week, Samsung and Huawei both unveiled new phones that dispense with the iconic ‘notch’ — pioneered by Apple but popularized by everyone — […]
View More Move over notch, the hole-punch smartphone camera is comingGoogle has acquired one of India’s most popular train tracking apps
Google is increasing its efforts in India after it snapped up the team behind popular transportation app ‘Where is my Train.’ The app claims 10 million registered users and, as the name suggests, it helps commuters track arrivals and departures as well as buying seats. That’s no small job given that India is estimated to operate […]
View More Google has acquired one of India’s most popular train tracking appsXiaomi’s next phone might have a 48-megapixel camera
The smartphone megapixel wars aren’t over yet.
Chinese electronics company Xiaomi teased a new smartphone with a 48-megapixel camera, a record for the company, and as far as we can recall, an all-time record in popular consumer electronics, bea…