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There’s a lot happening in the wearables world. Fitbit is down, but overall shipments are up, leading to Apple and Xiaomi taking equal first place.  Related stories Apple Watch review: This time, a better smartwatch Hey Apple, can you top Google and Facebook at AR and AI? Fitbit may delay Apple-rivaling smartwatch, headphones Apple is …

Now playing: Watch this: Xiaomi Mi Max is a big phone for video watching 1:19 Xiaomi is readying itself to announce a new supersize phone next week. The company took to its website today to advertise its Mi Max 2, which will be fully unveiled on May 25. Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has been gaining traction for making premium phones …

Xiaomi‘s got its eyes on expanding in the Latin American market. The Chinese smartphone maker on Tuesday said it would start selling two of its phones, the Redmi Note 4 and the Redmi 4X, in Mexico. The Redmi Note 4 will start at 5,499 Mexican pesos (approximately $296, £221 or AU$390), while the Redmi 4X will start at 3,999 Mexican …

The past year has seen Xiaomi fall from grace in its homeland of China, dropping from the top spot at the end of 2015 to just making the top 5 in 2016. But the company is now back to making a splash — only this time, it’s in India. Xiaomi scored a valuable silver medal over the weekend, with Counterpoint …

Xiaomi, the Chinese startup that’s made waves in Asia and South America, may finally come to the US. The Chinese manufacturer’s phone will launch in the US in “two years, if not sooner,” Wang Xiang, the new global chief, told CNET after the Mi 6 launch last week in Beijing. The new timeline, pushed back two years from a previous …

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi‘s India strategy appears to paying off, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. Xiaomi, Samsung and Apple were the preferred choice for their next phones, said the firm’s report which surveyed 2,000 participants. As the world’s second largest smartphone market, India has become a hot battleground for phone manufacturers as they try to tap into the fast …

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 announcement put a spotlight on the phone’s huge edge-to-edge display with minimal bezels. It’s certainly the first thing you notice when looking at the S8. But Samsung isn’t alone. The LG G6 also has minimal bezels, and both phones followed Xiaomi’s Mi Mix. New leaks are starting to show what a follow-up to the Mi Mix might …

Samsung has teased a “new beginning” to go with its upcoming Galaxy S8. The company could certainly use a fresh start. This week, the Korean consumer electronics giant is set to show off the latest version of its flagship phone, the Galaxy S8. To say expectations are high for this phone would be an understatement. Samsung is hoping to wipe …

Here’s how serious Xiaomi is about its status as a phone maker: It’s now building its own phone chips. That puts it in a small but noteworthy group, along with phone titans Samsung and Apple and up-and-comer Huawei. The new Surge S1 chip, designed in-house by Xiaomi, makes its debut in the midrange Xiaomi Mi 5C, a moderately priced phone …

Xiaomi was China’s hottest phone brand in 2014 and ’15, but it couldn’t maintain the momentum in 2016. Shipping 41.5 million smartphones, the company once known as ” the Apple of China” was the No. 5 brand in China last year, according to market researcher IDC. It was edged out by the actual Apple, which at No. 4 shipped 44.9 …