Xiaomi had applied to Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) for opening single brand retail stores in India in March. Now the Chinese smartphone maker has withdrawn its request seeking complete exemption from the mandatory 30 per cent local sourcing norms for single brand retail stores, according to latest PTI report.
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Microsoft and Xiaomi have entered into a cross-license and patent transfer agreement. As a part of the deal, Xiaomi is acquiring 1,500 patents from Microsoft and will pre-load Microsoft Office and Skype apps on its Android smartphones and tablets. This is a part of Microsoft’s revised mobile strategy which focuses on getting its software and services onto iOS and Android devices instead of focusing on Windows devices alone. Continue reading “Xiaomi to buy 1500 patents from Microsoft, preload Office and Skype on its devices”
Xiaomi launched the Mi 5 smartphone in India for Rs. 24,999 back in March, which went on sale through flash sale starting from April 6th. Today the company has announced that the phone will be available through open sale starting from June 1st starting from 10AM through the Mi India website. Both the variants of the Redmi Note 3 will also go on open sale in India through Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal at the same time. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 will go on open sale in India from June 1”
Xiaomi co-founder and CEO Lei Jun has confirmed that the company will announce the Mi Band 2 on June 7. Jun had revealed earlier this month that the Mi Band 2 was delayed by a month and will be launched in June.
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Xiaomi today introduced Mi Drone, it’s first UAV in an online event in China. It is made by Mi Ecosystem’s company Flymi and the CEO of the company is Cai Wei who has 7 years of experience dealing with drone. The Drone has a compact lightweight body since it is made of polycarbonate and carbon fiber. The high-end version has a 12-megapixel Sony Exmor R BSI sensor, f/2.8 aperture, 6P lenses, 94-degree field of view, three-axis image stabilization with the gimbal and has 4K video recording at 30 fps and RAW image capture and has transmission distance of up to 2 kilometers. The other version has a 16.35MP CMOS sensor with f /2.6 aperture, 104-degree field of view, up to 1080p video recording at 60fps and has transmission distance of up to 1 kilometer. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Drone announced, comes in 1080p and 4K versions”
Xiaomi had announced last week that it will unveil its first drone on May 25. Now a teaser video has surfaced that shows the drone in action.
Xiaomi introduced the 10000mAh Mi Powerbank Pro in China earlier this year. We managed to get one from China and unboxed it recently, check out the unboxing video.
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Xiaomi has scheduled an online UAV launch event on May 25th where it will release it’s first Drone. The drone is expected to have a camera capable of recording videos at 4K resolution at 30 fps. It is not clear if the Drone would have advanced features present in high-end drones from DJI or other makers.
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The Xiaomi Bluetooth Speaker was introduced in India recently and retails at a price of Rs 1,999. We’ve already shown you the unboxing of the Indian retail unit but here is the unboxing of the Chinese unit which has one major difference compared to its Indian counterpart.
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Xiaomi has announced Mi Box, its new 4K box powered by Android TV. Xiaomi is also one of Google’s first Android partners for making Daydream-ready devices, Google VP Clay Bavor announced at the Google I/O conference keynote few hours back. It also comes bundled with Bluetooth voice remote that supports voice search and commands and has optional Mi Game Controller that also connects to other Android devices other than the Mi Box. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Box 4K Android TV box announced, coming soon to the US”
Hugo Barra, Vice President of Xiaomi Global just tweeted that Xiaomi will be part of Google I/O this year that starts tomorrow. Xiaomi will unveil a new product in a couple of days. According to the teaser image that he has shared, it looks something like aa remote next to a circular device. This could be the company’s first Android TV box along with a remote with built-in microphone for voice commands. Continue reading “Xiaomi teases new product launch at Google I/O, Android TV box coming?”
Xiaomi has announced that it has sold over 6 lakh Redmi Note 3 units in India just under 60 days. Hugo Barra, global VP, Xiaomi has revealed the latest achievement on Twitter.
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Xiaomi’s YI has introduced a new YI action camera with support for 4K video recording at 30 fps, including hyperlapse and has a 12MP Sony IMX377 sensor. It also has a 2.19-inch display to view the videos and photos and also has dual-band WiFi support to connect to Android smartphones. It has Ambarella A9SE SoC that supports H.264 codec. It also has a separate app for image and video editing and also lets you share them easily. Continue reading “Xiaomi YI 4K action camera with 12MP Sony sensor announced”
Xiaomi had applied for single brand retail store license in India in March this year. Now a new report from Economic Times is stating that the Government has put company’s application on hold.
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Xiaomi Mi Band 2 was teased by the company’s co-founder and CEO Lei Jun last month. Later he confirmed that the fitness tracker has been delayed by a month due to production issues and will not be announced along with the Mi Max. Today he has confirmed that it is back in production and the company is planning to release it sometime early June. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band 2 will be released early June confirms CEO”
