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  • Huawei removes free chargers and cables for some phones

    Some users speculate that Huawei's move may be the result of a shortage of charging ICs.

  • Fearing driver chip shortage, Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo reportedly snapping up Samsung OLED displays ahead of schedule

    In terms of orders, Xiaomi is very aggressive in sourcing a lot of flexible OLEDs from Samsung Display, meaning the company will hit the mid-to-high-end market in 2022, the report said.

  • Xiaomi's Redmi to launch its first gaming phone at end of this month

    Xiaomi said the phone is positioned as a flagship gaming phone and keeps its affordable feature.

  • Xiaomi TVs see rare price hike due to factors including chip shortage

    Some models of Xiaomi and Redmi TVs will have their prices adjusted, but Xiaomi will take advantage of its supply chain to ensure that the price hike remains as cost-effective as possible, the company said.

  • Chinese engineer cracks Apple M1 processor, upgrades MacBook's 8G RAM to 16G

    Since Apple has packaged the processor, graphics card, and memory in the M1 chip, users can only choose higher capacity memory and SSD before purchasing the MacBook.

  • OPPO, Vivo said to be working on foldable phones with in-fold design

    Development of both phones is progressing quickly, but the latter launched a closer-to-production prototype in January and could be available sooner than the former.

  • Microsoft hints at upcoming launch of Xbox Series X in China

    Microsoft China hinted on Weibo on March 30 that a Chinese version of the Xbox Series X is coming soon in order to get a piece of the increasingly popular game console market in China.

  • Xiaomi unveils its first foldable phone, MIX FOLD, starting at around $1,520

    Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi unveiled its first foldable phone, the MIX FOLD, at the 2nd session of its spring launch event on Tuesday.

  • Chinese e-commerce platforms allegedly cracking down on overseas versions of game consoles

    Chinese e-commerce platforms, including Alibaba's Taobao, are removing overseas versions of game consoles including the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, a move that is expected to significantly squeeze the viability of this gray market.

  • Xiaomi launches new phone to target high-end market

    Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi unveiled its new flagship smartphone on March 29 to target the high-end market it has been hoping to capture.