Homesick Barra hangs up on XiaomiHe announced his decision on Facebook, and said that he plans to return to Silicon Valley due to health issues and homesickness.
24 Jan, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
Hugo Barra steps down as vice president of XiaomiTo transition out in February and will be replaced by senior V-P Xiang Wang.
24 Jan, 2017, 01.11 AM IST
Xiaomi suits up for a debut on Apple's home turfFor now, the largest overseas market for Xiaomi is India, a country with over 1.2 billion people on the cusp of a smartphone boom. Barra sa...
20 Aug, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
Smartphone market is getting insanely competitive: XiaomiXiaomi had in August last year partnered Taiwanese contract-maker Foxconn as it began local assembly of phones at Sri City in Andhra Prades...
04 Mar, 2016, 12.09 PM IST
Redmi Note 3 to be a game changer in India, says Xiaomi's Hugo BarraHugo Barra and Manu Jain describe the new device as a game changer, the first phone in the world with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 650 chip.
03 Mar, 2016, 04.02 PM IST
Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra doodles a caricature of Manu JainXiaomi's international VP Hugo Barra and India head Manu Jain appear to have way more fun doing their jobs than the rest of us.
19 Feb, 2016, 09.11 AM IST
Xiaomi to invest in India's service and application developers“Our investment in India mostly would be around mobile services and mobile apps because hardware ecosystem is in early stages," Hugo Barra ...
20 Aug, 2015, 09.49 AM IST
Xiaomi looks to set up manufacturing plant in Andhra PradeshA hoarding put up by Xiaomi with 'Make in India' logo at Visakhapatnam airport, followed by a Facebook post, has sparked off speculation.
09 Aug, 2015, 07.22 PM IST
Android probably Google's best decision: Xiaomi's Hugo Barra"Android was probably the best decision that Google ever made - you know, years ago," Barra said. "And the fruit of that will be around for...
17 Jul, 2015, 12.53 PM IST
Xiaomi's smart tip: Work like a startup, play like a teamCrazy schedules make Xiaomi's Indian team of 23 full-time members work 12 hours a day. But the tech giant has a gameplan for life after clo...
02 Apr, 2015, 11.03 AM IST
Xiaomi's phones have a special feature to make your selfies more beautifulThe smartphone maker's VP, Hugo Barra, said he gave a Xiaomi phone to his sister over Christmas, and the face-beautification feature was a ...
18 Feb, 2015, 11.34 AM IST
Xiaomi employees work insane hours — just like AppleIn an interview, Xiaomi's VP of International, Hugo Barra, claimed that the co.'s standard working hours are from 9.30 in the morning throu...
23 Jan, 2015, 11.57 AM IST
Xiaomi Global VP Hugo Barra's letter to Indian buyers over sales banXiaomi, whose surging sales have been put on hold by Delhi High Court, has responded to the sales ban with an open letter to Indian buyers.
12 Dec, 2014, 04.17 PM IST
India could be in top two markets for Xiaomi“There’s no doubt in my mind that India as a market has the potential to be our second-largest market worldwide and a significant contribut...
04 Nov, 2014, 06.05 AM IST
Xiaomi shifts phone user data out of China on privacy concernsA report said Xiaomi Redmi 1S phone was sending data including the user's IMEI, phone number, and phone numbers of contacts added to the ph...
24 Oct, 2014, 07.09 PM IST
Xiaomi appoints ex-Google executive Jai Mani as lead product manager in IndiaThe company is preparing to launch the Redmi Note smartphone, besides making enough Redmi 1 S smartphone available in the Indian market.
13 Oct, 2014, 03.59 PM IST
Google Android executive Hugo Barra poached by China's smartphone maker XiaomiThe appointment signals Xiaomi’s intention to take on Apple and Samsung overseas after building market share by selling handsets.
30 Aug, 2013, 12.35 AM IST