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Oculus Quest VR headset unveiled, supports Star Wars: Vader Immortal

The Oculus Quest will boast the same quality experiences as the Oculus Rift but without wires and will hit the market early next year at a price of $399

2 min read27 Sep 2018
Companies

Xiaomi elevates India head Manu Kumar Jain as global vice president

Industry watchers said Manu Kumar Jain's elevation indicates the importance of the Indian market, which is one of the fastest growing markets globally

1 min read17 Feb 2017
Companies

Hugo Barra, in shift to Facebook, leaves behind unfinished expansion at Xiaomi

Hugo Barra had joined Xiaomi with an ambitious vision, but failed to predict and overcome rapid changes in the global smartphone market.

6 min read27 Jan 2017
Companies

Xiaomi executive Hugo Barra to lead Facebook virtual reality efforts

Hugo Barra, who worked with Google's Android and Xiaomi, will lead virtual reality for Facebook's Oculus that was bought for about $2 billion in 2014

1 min read26 Jan 2017
Companies

Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s global VP, leaves phonemaker to return to Silicon Valley

Hugo Barra says he will officially leave Xiaomi after Lunar New Year which runs until 2 February and take time off before embarking on a new role

3 min read23 Jan 2017
Industry

Xiaomi bets on smart rice cookers

Xiaomi is investing in dozens of Chinese hardware start-ups, branding the devices with the Xiaomi label, and selling them in stores and through its website

5 min read20 Oct 2016
Companies

Xiaomi has no plans to raise new funds for now

From an operations point of view, our business has been self-funded for sometime, Xiaomi global vice-president Hugo Barra said

1 min read21 Mar 2016
Companies

Xiaomi’s Barra says looking to step up manufacturing in India

Firm says 75% of the phones it sells in India are being made locally; component makers too want to set up facilities

3 min read31 Mar 2016
Companies

Xiaomi takes first big step outside Asia with Brazil smartphone

Global vice-president Hugo Barra says Brazil is stage one of Xiaomi's Latin America launch, hinting at Mexico and Colombia as logical next steps

1 min read1 Jul 2015
Tech-news

Xiaomi targets India with multilanguage Mi 4i smartphone

The smartphone, priced at `12,999, features a five-inch screen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and longer battery life

1 min read23 Apr 2015
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