Xiaomi published its Sustainability Report for 2020, which goes beyond the environmentally-conscious measures undertaken by the company, it also addresses privacy, COVID-19 and earthquakes. The packaging for the Xiaomi Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro series contains 60% less plastic than previous retail packages. The target for the European market is reduce plastic use for packaging even further, which…

According to a new report, Xiaomi overtook Apple in the smartphone vendor rankings after huge growth throughout late 2020 and 2021. A report from research firm Canalys suggests that Xiaomi is now the world’s second-largest smartphone vendor for the very first time, overtaking Apple in the process and hot on the heels of top dog Samsung. The Chinese firm saw year-over-year growth of 83% while…

Google’s Android Automotive platform is making its way to a lot of vehicles in the next few years from the likes of Volvo, Lincoln, Ford, and more. Volkswagen, too, may soon join in on the fun, but it seems that version of Android Automotive may differ from the rest. Earlier this week, Volkwagen held a presentation that involved the automaker’s strategy through the year 2030, including the…

For the first time ever, Chinese company Xiaomi has taken the second place from Apple in the global smartphone shipments ranking during the second quarter of 2021. As shown by a Canalys research, smartphone shipments grew 12% last quarter as a result of the COVID-19 vaccination around the world. While Samsung remains in first place, Apple lost the second place ranking in smartphone shipments to…