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  • Reliance Jio Joins Hands With Xiaomi To Offer ‘True 5G’ Experience to Users in India

    Reliance Jio Joins Hands With Xiaomi To Offer ‘True 5G’ Experience to Users in India

    New Delhi, December 27 : Reliance Jio on Tuesday announced its partnership with Xiaomi India to offer a ‘True 5G’ experience to all Xiaomi 5G smartphone consumers. With seamless True 5G connectivity, it will enable Xiaomi and Redmi smartphone users to stream uninterrupted videos, enjoy high-resolution video calls, and play low-latency games on their devices. Flipkart Year End Sale Live in India: From iPhone 13 to Nothing Phone (1), Check Out Best Deals on Smartphones Here.

    “With consumers at the centre of everything, enabling True 5G access to the public has been a constant mission for Jio and we are pleased to share that all upcoming Xiaomi 5G devices will feature SA connectivity out of the box, in addition to the existing ones that have been software-upgraded to support True 5G,” Sunil Dutt, President, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, said in a statement. To access Jio’s True 5G Standalone (SA) network, users will need to change the preferred network type to 5G in their Xiaomi and Redmi smartphone settings. WhatsApp Won’t Function on Some Android and iOS Smartphones After December 31; Check Full List Those Devices Here.

    “To further enhance consumer experience and connectivity, we are pleased to partner with Reliance Jio’s True 5G network. We are hopeful that this will help consumers enjoy the best of 5G with Reliance Jio’s True 5G experience on their Xiaomi and Redmi handsets,” Muralikrishnan B., President, Xiaomi India, said in a statement. Models supporting the SA network have received a software update to work seamlessly on Reliance Jio’s True 5G SA network.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Dec 27, 2022 05:29 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Xiaomi Layoffs: Chinese Smartphone Maker Says ‘Less Than 10% of Total Workforce Will Be Affected’ As It Plans ‘Organisational Streamlining’

    Xiaomi Layoffs: Chinese Smartphone Maker Says ‘Less Than 10% of Total Workforce Will Be Affected’ As It Plans ‘Organisational Streamlining’

    New Delhi/Hong Kong, December 20: Global technology brand Xiaomi on Tuesday said that the company is implementing organisational restructuring and personnel optimisation that will affect less than 10 per cent of its total workforce.

    Earlier reports claimed that Xiaomi may cut 15 per cent of its workforce amid Covid lockdowns in China and rough global macroeconomic conditions. Xiaomi Layoffs: Chinese Smartphone Company May Sack 15% of Its Workforce From Multiple Departments Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns in China.

    “Xiaomi recently implemented routine personnel optimisation and organisational streamlining, with affected parties totalling less than 10 per cent of total workforce,” a company spokesperson told IANS.

    Those affected have been “compensated in compliance with local regulations,” the spokesperson added. The South China Morning Post earlier reported that Xiaomi may lay off workers from multiple departments, as it aims to reduce 15 per cent of its workforce amid the rough global macroeconomic conditions and local Covid-19 lockdowns. TuSimple Layoffs: US-Based Autonomous Trucking Company To Cut at Least Half of Its Workforce, 700 Employees Likely To Be Affected.

    The report cited several social media posts by affected Xiaomi employees and local Chinese media reports. Xiaomi had 35,314 employees as of September 30, with more than 32,000 in mainland China.

    The news of the layoffs comes as Xiaomi’s financial performance has been under pressure in 2022. The Beijing-based tech giant started laying off workers this year amid weaker sales due to Covid-19 lockdowns in China and slower consumer spending.

    Meanwhile, India saw 44.6 million smartphone shipments in the third quarter this year. According to a report by market research firm Canalys, Xiaomi held onto the first place with 9.2 million units as the brand gained traction from July’s online sales ahead of the festival season.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Dec 20, 2022 01:50 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Xiaomi Layoffs: Chinese Smartphone Company May Sack 15% of Its Workforce From Multiple Departments Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns in China

    Xiaomi Layoffs: Chinese Smartphone Company May Sack 15% of Its Workforce From Multiple Departments Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns in China

    Hong Kong, December 20: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi may lay off workers from multiple departments, as it aims to reduce 15 per cent of its workforce amid the rough global macroeconomic conditions and local Covid-19 lockdowns, the South China Morning Post reported.

    The report cited several social media posts by affected Xiaomi employees and local Chinese media reports. Xiaomi had 35,314 employees as of September 30, with more than 32,000 in mainland China. Layoffs Season: Why Meta, Twitter, Amazon, Other Tech Companies Laying Off Employees All At Once and Why Experts Believe the Worst Is Yet To Come.

    The extent of the lay-offs is unknown and “Xiaomi declined to comment”, according to the report that came out late on Monday. According to a report by Chinese media outlet Jiemian, Xiaomi will cut jobs in several units of its smartphone and internet services business.

    Gizmo China reported that some departments have seen layoffs of up to 75 per cent, while others have had around 40 per cent of their teams cut. China’s social media platforms, including Weibo, Xiaohongshu and Maimai, have been flooded with posts about the reported Xiaomi job cuts. Tech Layoffs: upGrad Denies Reports That It Is Planning to Layoff Hundreds of Employees.

    The news of the layoffs comes as Xiaomi’s financial performance has been under pressure in 2022. The Beijing-based tech giant started laying off workers this year amid weaker sales due to Covid-19 lockdowns in China and slower consumer spending. It is estimated that the number of layoffs in this round may reach 6,000.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Dec 20, 2022 10:43 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Chinese Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Cuts Over 900 Jobs Amid Global Economic Meltdown: Report

    Hong Kong, August 20: Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has slashed more than 900 jobs amid the ongoing economic meltdown as its revenues dropped nearly 20 per cent in the June quarter (Q2), the media reported on Saturday. According to the South China Morning Post, the layoffs affected nearly 3 per cent of Xiaomi’s workforce.

    As of June 30, 2022, the company had 32,869 full-time employees, 30,110 of whom were based in mainland China, primarily at its headquarters in Beijing, with the rest primarily based in India and Indonesia. The company had 14,700 employees in its research and development vertical in the same time-frame.

    “In this quarter, our industry faced many challenges, including rising global inflation, foreign exchange fluctuations (and) complex political environment,” said Xiaomi president Wang Xiang during a call with analysts after reporting its quarterly earnings on Friday. “These challenges significantly impacted overall market demand and our financial results for the period,” said Xiang. Loan App Scam: Rs 500 Crore Sent to China By Hawala Route; 22 Indians Arrested.

    Revenue from the smartphone segment slumped 28.5 per cent, from 59.1 billion yuan in the second quarter last year to 42.3 billion yuan this year, “primarily due to the decreased sales of our smartphones”.

    “In the second quarter of 2022, global macroeconomic turbulence and the resurgence of Covid-19 continued to impact overall market demand for smartphones,” said Xiaomi.

    Global smartphone industry shipments declined 8.9 per cent year-over-year and 7.7 per cent quarter-over-quarter, and mainland China industry shipments declined 10.1 per cent year-over-year and 10.9 per cent quarter-over-quarter, according to Canalys. China Welcomes Indian Students; First Batch To Resume Studies in Near Future, Says Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong.

    Earlier, Chinese conglomerate Tencent fired 5,500 employees, after posting a revenue of $19.8 billion in the June quarter, down 3 per cent which is the first decline since going public. Several Big Tech companies, unicorns and startups have laid off employees amid the global macro-economic conditions.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Aug 20, 2022 08:03 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Xiaomi Smart TV 5A Pro 32-Inch Launched in India, Check Price & Other Details Here

    Xiaomi has officially launched the Smart TV 5A Pro 32-inch today in India. The smart TV has been introduced as an upgrade to the Smart TV 5A, which was launched this April. It will go on sale soon via Amazon, Flipkart, Mi.com, Mi Home stores and offline retail stores. Customers purchasing the Xiaomi Smart TV 5A Pro 32-inch will get up to Rs 1,500 discount using ICICI Bank credit cards. Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge 5G, Xiaomi 11i 5G Smartphones Launched in India: All You Need To Know.

    Xiaomi Smart TV 5A Pro 32-Inch gets an HD-Ready display with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels and a refresh rate of 60Hz. It is powered by an unspecified Quad core Cortex A55 processor coupled with Mali G31 MP2 GPU, 1.5GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage.

    The smart TV comes with in-house Vivid Picture Engine (VPE) image processing technology to offer significant depth, deeper contrasts and exceptional colours. It gets two HDMI 2.0, two USB ports, a 3.5mm audio jack, an Ethernet port, Bluetooth v5.0 connectivity and dual-band Wi-Fi. Xiaomi Smart TV 5A Pro 32-Inch comes equipped with two speakers with 24W audio output. Coming to the pricing, it is priced at Rs 16,999.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Aug 16, 2022 05:47 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Narendra Modi Govt Issued Notices to Oppo, Vivo India and Xiaomi for Tax Evasion, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha

    New Delhi, August 2: The government is looking into cases of alleged tax evasion by Chinese mobile companies Oppo, Vivo India and Xiaomi and notices have been given to them, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

    The Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has issued a notice to Oppo for total customs duty of Rs 4,389 crore and these are on the grounds of misdeclaration of certain goods leading to a short payment in customs duty, she said, adding, “duty evasion we think is about Rs 2,981 crore”. “Undervaluation of imported goods for the purpose of payment of customs duty, that we think is an evasion of Rs 1,408 crore,” she said.

    She said voluntarily they have come about to deposit Rs 450 crore, much against the demand of Rs 4,389 crore. She was replying to supplementaries during Question Hour. Regarding the other companies, she said Xiaomi, which deals with assembled MI mobile phones, has been issued three show-cause notices. Parliament Monsoon Session 2022: Upper House Adjourned Till 12 Noon Amid Protest by Opposition.

    “‘The approximate duty liability there is about Rs 653 crore. For the three show cause notices, they have been issued, they have deposited only Rs 46 lakh,” the minister said. For Vivo India, a demand notice has been issued for Rs 2,217 crore for which they have deposited Rs 60 crore as a voluntary deposit, she informed the House.

    “Besides these, the ED is looking at 18 companies that were established by the same group Vivo and there they have voluntarily remitted Rs 62 crore as deposits but the parent company outside of India has total sales of 1.25 lakh crore. “Of the Rs 1.25 lakh crore total sales, Vivo has transferred through these 18 companies huge amounts of funds and it is believed that Vivo India has, in turn, remitted 0.62 lakh crore to its parent company which is outside India,” Sitharaman said.

    In her written reply, the finance minister said a show cause notice demanding Rs 4403.88 crore has been served on Oppo Mobiles India Ltd. based on the investigation conducted by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).

    Five cases of Customs duty evasion have been booked against Xiaomi Technology India, she said.

    “During the period 2019 to 2022, in respect of Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), cases against 43 other such companies have been booked. “‘As regards to Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Investigation Directorates have undertaken search & seizure actions in cases of five groups pertaining to the telecom sector, in which tax evasion has been detected,” Sitharaman said in her written reply.

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  • Xiaomi India Appoints COO Muralikrishnan B as President of the Company

    Bengaluru: Global tech company Xiaomi India on Friday announced to elevate Muralikrishnan B as President of its India operations, effective from August 1. Muralikrishnan will be responsible for day-to-day operations, services, public affairs, strategic projects and will continue to work towards strengthening the company’s commitment towards the Make in India’ and Digital India’ initiative, the company said in a statement. Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge 5G, Xiaomi 11i 5G Smartphones Launched in India: All You Need To Know.

    He served as Chief Operating Officer at Xiaomi India since 2018. An alumnus of IIM-Calcutta, he has over 25 years of experience in the consumer tech domain and has been instrumental in the brand’s growth across offline sales, service and operations etc.

    Under his leadership, the company said it has witnessed strong growth across categories and has substantially scaled its organisational capabilities, execution machinery and built a solid foundation in the offline retail segment.

    Xiaomi last month appointed Alvin Tse as General Manager and after seven years in India, Manu Kumar Jain was transitioned to a global role as Group Vice President. Since the transition of Jain, Xiaomi India now has Raghu Reddy as Chief Business Officer and Sameer BS Rao as Chief Financial Officer.

    “They have been leading the India business fairly independently and will continue to be a strong driving force behind the brand,” the company had said in a statement.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jul 15, 2022 02:30 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Xiaomi 12 Lite With 108MP Camera Launched Globally; Price, Features & Specifications

    Xiaomi, the Chinese tech giant, officially launched the 12 Lite smartphone in the global market. Pre-order for the handset have begun and interested customer’s can book their device via the official Xiaomi authorised online channels. It comes in three colour options – black, lite green and lite pink. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G Global Launch Teased, Price & Specifications Leaked Online.

    Xiaomi 12 Lite gets a 6.55-inch AMOLED FHD+ display with a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels. It comes powered by a Snapdragon 778G SOC paired with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. For photography, the device features a 108MP primary lens, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens and a 2MP macro lens. Upfront, there is a 32MP front camera.

    Connectivity options include a USB Type-C port, NFC, Bluetooth v5.2, and Wi-Fi 6. The device packs a 4,300mAh battery with 67W fast charging support. Xiaomi 12 Lite is priced at $399 for the 6GB + 128GB model, $449 for the 8GB + 128GB variant and $499 for the 8GB + 256GB model.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jul 11, 2022 09:32 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G Global Launch Teased, Price & Specifications Leaked Online

    Xiaomi, the Chinese tech giant, has teased the launch of 12 Lite 5G smartphone on its official Twitter account. Though the teaser does not reveal the launch date, reports have claimed the launch to take place this month. Ahead of its launch, the handset has been spotted on the Orange Espana site by tipster Roland Quandt. The listing reveals the price and specifications of the smartphone. Xiaomi 12S, Xiaomi 12S Pro & Xiaomi 12S Ultra Launched, Check Price & Other Details Here.

    According to Quandt, the smartphone will cost EUR 506 (approximately Rs 41,000) for the 8GB + 128GB model. Recently, pre-order for the device started in Azerbaijan, priced at AZM 999 (approximately Rs 46,500). As per the Orange Espana site, Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G sports a 6.55-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels, a Snapdragon 778G SoC, a triple rear camer module comprising a 108MP primary lens, along with an LED flash.

    The smartphone will come with a 32MP front snapper, a 4,300mAh battery with 67W fast charging support. Connectivity options will include a USB Type-C port, Bluetooth, NFC, and Wi-Fi 6. It is also said to come equipped with a multi-layer cooling system.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jul 07, 2022 12:54 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Xiaomi 12S, Xiaomi 12S Pro & Xiaomi 12S Ultra Launched, Check Price & Other Details Here

    Xiaomi officially launched the 12S Series in the Chinese market on Monday. The Xiaomi 12S Series consists of Xiaomi 12S, Xiaomi 12S Pro & Xiaomi 12S Ultra models. In addition to this, the Chinese phone maker also introduced Xiaomi 12 Pro Dimensity Edition and Smart Band 7 Pro new fitness tracker. Xiaomi 12S Ultra will go on sale in China from July 8, 2022, whereas Xiaomi 12S Pro & Xiaomi 12S Ultra models will be available from July 6. Xiaomi 12S Series Launch Confirmed for July 4, 2022; Check Details Here.

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    Xiaomi 12S comes with a 6.28-inch FHD+ display with a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels, up to 120Hz refresh rate, a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, up to 12GB of RAM, up to 512GB of internal storage, a triple rear camera setup, a 32MP selfie camera, a 4,500mAh battery with 67W wired, 50W wireless and 10W reverse wireless charging.

    Xiaomi 12S Pro gets a 6.73-inch 2K LTPO 2.0 AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, a 4,600mAh battery with 120W fast charging, a 50MP triple rear camera setup, a 32MP selfie lens, up to 12GB of RAM, 512GB of internal storage, Android 12-based MIUI 13 custom skin and more.

    Xiaomi 12S Pro

    Xiaomi 12S Pro (Photo Credits: Xiaomi)

    On the other hand, Xiaomi 12S Ultra sports a 6.73-inch AMOLED LTPO 2.0 screen, a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, a 5,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging support, a 48MP triple rear camera module, up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. Coming to the pricing, Xiaomi 12S is priced at CNY 3,999 for the 8GB + 128GB model, CNY 4,299 for the 8GB + 256GB variant, CNY 4,699 for the 12GB + 256GB model and CNY 5,199 for the 12GB + 512GB configuration.

    Xiaomi 12S Pro starts at CNY 4,699 for the base variant, whereas the top-end model is priced at CNY 5,899. On the other side, Xiaomi 12S Ultra costs CNY 5,999 for the 8GB + 256GB configuration, whereas the top-end variant will be available at CNY 6,999.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jul 05, 2022 10:45 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).