Chinese smartphone companies lean on Google for GenAI featuresBrands such as Oppo, Xiaomi and Honor have announced deep partnerships with Google Gemini at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, embedd...
07 Mar, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Xiaomi’s MIUI 14 update: Features, eligible devices, availability. All details hereXiaomi’s MIUI 14 update: Features, eligible devices, availability. All details here
12 Dec, 2022, 05.08 PM IST
CCI Google order won’t alter status quo amid lack of alternativesThe Competition Commission of India called this practice anti-competitive, saying that it provided Google apps prominent placements in the ...
25 Oct, 2022, 04.28 PM IST
Smart TV operating system case turns focus on lack of adequate lawsXiaomi India and TCL India have been made party to the case since they are seen as restricting the entry of other OS developers into the ma...
13 Oct, 2020, 09.31 AM IST
Google admits it got Android One timing wrong in IndiaGoogle has also become more flexible with handset makers — it will no longer dictate hardware specifications and focus more on the software...
06 Sep, 2017, 12.04 AM IST
Google and Xiaomi revive stalled Android One program for IndiaThe venture marks a departure from Google’s cheap-gadgets approach, and is intended to shore up their presence in world’s fastest-growing s...
05 Sep, 2017, 02.17 PM IST
Android smartphone users beware of malware JudyMore than 90% of smartphones in India run on the open Android OS, leaving them vulnerable to the malware, which security firm Checkpoint sa...
31 May, 2017, 10.39 AM IST
Xiaomi plans to push India sales through its ecommerce site Mi.comManu Jain said the company would 'scale up Mi.com without artificially constraining sales through partner sites like Flipkart, Amazon and S...
15 Sep, 2015, 04.47 AM IST
Android was 'probably the best decision Google ever made' says its former leader Hugo Barra"Android was probably the best decision that Google ever made - you know, years ago," said Xiaomi's vice president Hugo Barra.
18 Jul, 2015, 01.20 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 buying spree gives Apple, Samsung more reasons to sweatSince Nov, the maker of Mi devices has participated in more than $600 mn of investments in 3 firms and announced it bought into dozens of s...
09 Jan, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
Xiaomi hires ex-Google executive Jai Mani as product manager of Indian operations"Jai Mani would join Xiaomi as lead product manager of its operations in India. He has already relocated from San Francisco to Bangalore."
14 Oct, 2014, 04.00 AM 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
War between Amazon, Flipkart & Snapdeal set to hot up with Google's Android One handsetsCompetition in the booming multibillion dollar Indian smartphone market is set to intensify with e-commerce giants Amazon, Flipkart and Sna...
16 Sep, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
Lava International to go Xiaomi way with customised OS Hive, targets 10% market shareLava is introducing its highly customised Android-based OS called Hive through its upcoming smartphone Xolo Play 8X-1000, taking a leaf out...
02 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Xiaomi ropes in Jabong co-founder Manu Jain to spearhead India operationsXiaomi has hired Jabong co-founder Manu Kumar Jain to head its India operations, according to sources familiar with the development.
10 Jun, 2014, 05.56 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