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Xiaomi plans to sell an Android TV set-top box in the U.S.

Until now, the Chinese phone maker has sold only accessories in the States.

Chinese phone makers Oppo and Vivo pass Xiaomi in global phone sales

Apple and Samsung retain their top two spots, according to new data from IDC.

Hugo Barra Defends Xiaomi's International Push Amid Criticism

Two years after expanding outside of China, Xiaomi still makes 91 percent of its sales domestically. But other numbers tell a better story, says the company's global boss.

Here Are 57 Companies That Have to Slash Their Valuations to Raise Cash

Is your company on this down-round list?

Xiaomi's Mi 5 Launch Event a Giant Qualcomm Lovefest

The company did manage to launch a new phone in the midst of singing the praises of its chipmaker buddy.

Qualcomm Deal With Lenovo Shows Its China Woes May Finally Be Easing

The deal follows a similar one reached with Xiaomi in December.

If You Care About Cars and Riding in Them, Then CES 2016 Actually Matters

This year's annual geek confab is all about transportation.

Qualcomm's Patent Deal With Xiaomi Gives Each Something It Badly Needs

The deal helps ease Qualcomm's China licensing woes and could pave the way for Xiaomi's global ambitions.

Xiaomi's Bin Lin Says Chinese Smartphone Maker May Enter the U.S.

The company will need to strengthen its patent portfolio before it gets here.

Samsung's 2015 Smartphone Shipments Seen Falling From Prior Year

Xiaomi is also expected to miss its goal of 100 million smartphones, while Huawei should hit that mark, according to TrendForce.

No. 1 Producer, No. 1 Consumer (Book Excerpt)

If you want to understand hardware in China, you have to understand how intimate that country’s relationship is with the machines that run our lives.

Mossberg: It’s Time to Free the Smartphone

Things are improving, but carriers still have too much power.

Former Apple CEO, Beats Design Firm Team on Sleek, Low-Cost Android Phones for Developing World

"I love commodity industries."

Xiaomi Teams Up With Uber to Deliver Smartphones in Singapore and Malaysia

Ordering a phone is as easy as calling for a ride, with the phone delivered in minutes, Xiaomi said.

China's Xiaomi Building Patent 'War Chest' in Preparation for U.S. Launch

The Chinese phone maker's top international executive also downplays the notion that the company is an Apple copycat.

Xiaomi's First-Half Sales Put It Only a Third of the Way Toward 100 Million Phone Goal

The Chinese phone maker sold 34.7 million smartphones in the first half of the year, a bit short of its 2015 target.

Xiaomi Taps DST Investment Partner Shou Zi Chew to Be CFO

Fast-growing Chinese phone maker Xiaomi said Wednesday it has hired Shou Zi Chew as chief financial officer. Chew had been a partner at DST, Yuri Milner’s Russian investment firm, and an investor in Xiaomi. At DST, Chew was involved in the firm’s...

Xiaomi Continues International Push, Starts Selling $160 Redmi 2 Phone in Brazil

To avoid import taxes, Xiaomi is working with Foxconn to have the devices built in Brazil.

Hugo Barra Discusses Xiaomi's U.S. Plans at Code Conference (Full Video)

The former Google executive talks about the company's international expansion, including a long-term hope to sell phones in the U.S.

Code Conference 2015: Xiaomi Vice President Hugo Barra

The Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is the most valuable startup in the world, with the reputation for producing quality devices at sub-Apple prices. Vice President of International Hugo Barra talked with Walt Mossberg about how the company plans...

Patent Values Return to Earth as Mania Dies Down

Partly as the result of a key Supreme Court ruling, the issue is starting to recede and the once sky-high valuations of patents have inched down.

Xiaomi Hires Qualcomm China Head Wang Xiang to Oversee Relations With Partners

The move is a sign of increased cooperation, not new tension, Xiaomi said.

The Power of Personalities at Tech Companies

Powerful individuals at tech firms can come to personify the company, for better or worse.

Xiaomi's Hugo Barra Says Selling Phones in U.S. Part of Strategy, but No Date Set

The company is putting its focus first on developing markets like India.

Xiaomi Opens U.S. Online Store Selling Accessories, Not Phones

Products on the site include a $79 pair of over-ear headphones, a $15 fitness-tracking band and a pair of power packs.

More Code Speakers: Barra, Maritz, Peretti and Smith

GM, Pivotal, BuzzFeed -- all companies trying to figure out the digital future.

Review: Xiaomi's Mi Note Could Pose Challenge to Apple, Samsung

Xiaomi's Mi Note shows that Chinese design and engineering can compete with Apple and Samsung, for much less.

India's Ratan Tata Buys Stake in Chinese Phone Maker Xiaomi

The deal is likely to bolster the Chinese phone maker's presence in the world's third-largest smartphone market.

Barra, Claure, Pao, Woodman at Code

Here are four more top-notch speakers for our annual event from Xiaomi, Sprint, Reddit and GoPro.

Xiaomi-Backed Chinese Firm Acquires Iconic Scooter Maker Segway

Ninebot also announces $80 million investment from Xiaomi, Sequoia Capital China and others.

Xiaomi's President on Mobile Wallets, High-End Phones and More (Video)

Re/code's Walt Mossberg interviews Xiaomi's Bin Lin onstage at the Grand Millennium Beijing.

The Next Samsung Will Come From China

The phones and drones and other products I saw during my week in China were no mere knockoffs.