In 2013 Chinese phone maker Xiaomi launched the Redmi, a low-cost smartphone with mid-range specs. This year the company is following it up with the Redmi 2, an even better phone that still has a low price. The Redmi 2 will sell for about $112 in China, but the phone sports a 64-bit CPU, a […]
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New Xiaomi Redmi Note, cheaper Mi4 smartphone may be on the way
Chinese device maker Xiaomi may be preparing to launch two new smartphones soon. One is expected to be an updated version of its 5.5 inch Redmi Note with improved specs. The other could be a cheaper version of the Xiaomi Mi4 smartphone that launched this summer. Xiaomi Mi4 According to cnBeta, a listing for a new version […]
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Lilbits (3-13-2014): Chromecast goes international (soon)
Google has promised that the Chromecast would be available in more countries within weeks… and it looks like one of those countries will be the UK. An employee at UK retailer Currys/PCWorld posted a photo on Twitter showing a box of Chromecast media streaming devices that showed up at his store in advance of the […]
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Xiaomi launches Hongmi 1s phone with Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi is giving one of its cheapest smartphones a bit of a spec bump. Xiaomi’s Hongmi is a $130 phone that has an 1.5 GHz MediaTek MT6589 quad-core processor. Now the company is offering a model called the Hongmi 1S which has a 1.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core chip instead. The new […]
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Xiaomi international: Redmi smartphone heads to Singapore for $134
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is taking its first steps outside its home country. Starting February 21st customers in Singapore will be able to pick up Xiaomi’s Redmi smartphone for 169 Singapore Dollars, or about $134 US. While the Redmi is Xiaomi’s cheapest phone to date, the company has earned a reputation in China for offering […]
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Xiaomi expands beyond China, introduces Redmi brand in Singapore
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has generated a lot of buzz over the past few years by offering high quality phones at low prices and by developing a custom version of Android that has an awful lot of polish, but which remains compatible with Google’s apps and services. But up until now if you wanted to […]