Devices Xiaomi January 3, 2014 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. By Ken Wieland
Devices Xiaomi October 16, 2013 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. By Steve Costello
Devices Greater China Xiaomi August 30, 2013 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. By Tim Ferguson
Big Tech Devices Google Xiaomi August 29, 2013 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. By Steve Costello
Apple Asia Pacific Devices Huawei Network Tech RAN Vendors Samsung Xiaomi ZTE August 6, 2013 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. By Steve Costello
Devices Xiaomi July 31, 2013 Xiaomi debuts mid-tier smartphone Chinese device maker Xiaomi is reported to have officially unveiled its anticipated “Red Rice” smartphone, the lowest-priced product in its range, with a partnership with internet giant Tencent to bring it to market. By Steve Costello
Devices Xiaomi July 16, 2013 Xiaomi sees strong start to 2013 Ambitious Chinese device maker Xiaomi said that its revenue in the first half of 2013 had exceeded what it made in all of 2012, driven by sales of 7. 03 million smartphones during the period. By Steve Costello
