February 19, 2014 By Steve Costello Xiaomi set for SE Asia expansion Ambitious Chinese device maker Xiaomi is reported to be looking at further expansion in India and Southeast Asia, following the launch of its smartphones in Singapore this week. Devices Xiaomi
January 27, 2014 By Ken Wieland Android still dominant, despite Samsung flagging – Kantar Android continues to make impressive market share gains in smartphone sales, despite Samsung – the world’s most popular manufacturer of Android devices – coming under increased pressure during the last three months of 2013. Devices Google Nokia RAN Vendors Samsung Xiaomi
January 3, 2014 By Ken Wieland Parent of Coolpad supplier doubles sales target for 2014 China Wireless Technologies – the country’s third-biggest smartphone maker by sales – plans to double its sales target this year, according to Reuters. Devices Xiaomi
October 16, 2013 By Steve Costello Xiaomi Mi3 sees 90-second sell out Fast-moving Chinese devices company Xiaomi said that the first 100,000 batch of its Mi3 smartphones sold out in “one minute and 26 seconds”, following availability on Tuesday. Devices Xiaomi
August 30, 2013 By Tim Ferguson Xiaomi app store hits 1B downloads Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi claimed its MIUI Android app store has hit one billion downloads just over a year after it was launched, reports The Next Web. The company’s devices use a custom Android-based OS called MIUI. Devices Greater China Xiaomi
August 29, 2013 By Steve Costello Xiaomi poaches Google Android exec Ambitious Chinese device maker Xiaomi has appointed Hugo Barra (pictured), a former Google executive, to build its product portfolio and business globally. Big Tech Devices Google Xiaomi
August 6, 2013 By Steve Costello Chinese smartphone vendors gaining global ground The five Chinese vendors shipping the most smartphones worldwide – Lenovo, Yulong, Huawei, ZTE and Xiaomi – made up 20 per cent of the total market in Q2, up from less than 15 per cent a year. Apple Asia Pacific Devices Huawei Network Tech RAN Vendors Samsung Xiaomi ZTE
