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Lenovo faces Motorola hangover, cuts 3,200 jobs as sales slide, profit tumbles

by Gerry Shih |Aug 13, 2015

Beijing-based Lenovo said the restructuring would yield savings of about $1.35 billion on an annual basis. But the difficulty in selling handsets, combined with a continuously shrinking global mar...

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Xiaomi H1 handset sales likely to fall short of targets

by Gerry Shih |Jul 2, 2015

Xiaomi Inc on Thursday said it sold 34.7 million smartphones in the first six months of 2015.

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Xiaomi raising over $1 bn from investors, valued at $45 bn

by Gerry Shih |Dec 22, 2014

Xiaomi's investment partners include Shunwei VC, Temasek and Kingsoft, the Nomura analysts said.

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Baidu buys Uber stake as car-hailing app seeks China breakthrough

by Gerry Shih |Dec 17, 2014

Baidu is the latest big-name investor joining the likes of Goldman Sachs, Google to place a bet on the fast-growing transportation company now valued at a hefty $40 bn.

Xiaomi's India smartphone ban exposes wider patent risk

by Gerry Shih |Dec 15, 2014

Sources close to Xiaomi say its leadership has privately acknowledged for years its vulnerability to patent entanglements.

 Baidu became the latest Chinese Internet firm to take an interest in the flourishing market for transportation apps. (Photo: Reuters)

Uber finds backer in Chinese search giant Baidu despite setback around the world

by Gerry Shih |Dec 12, 2014

The size of Baidu's investment - and its valuation of Uber - are unknown.

The announcement comes three months after Intel purchased a minority stake in a government-controlled semiconductor company. (Photo: Reuters)

Intel to invest US $1.6 billion to upgrade China factory

by Gerry Shih |Dec 4, 2014

Intel, in a statement on Thursday, said it would bring its most advanced chip-testing technology to China as part of the upgrade.

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Lenovo Q2 profit surges 19 per cent, revenue lags estimates

by Gerry Shih |Nov 6, 2014

Lenovo said its revenue climbed up by 7 per cent to US $10.5 billion, but sales from its mobile device division plunged 6 per cent to US $1.4 billion.

People stand near a logo of Xiaomi ahead of the launching ceremony of Xiaomi Phone 4, in Beijing, July 22, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

Xiaomi to invest $1 billion to expand internet TV content

by Gerry Shih |Nov 4, 2014

Xiaomi's burgeoning TV unit includes its Xiaomi TV as well as a set-top box, which both use its software and content.

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Xiaomi becomes world's 3rd largest smartphone vendor, says study

by Gerry Shih |Oct 30, 2014

Strategy Analytics said Xiaomi accounted for 6 per cent of all 320 million smartphones shipped during the July-September quarter.