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The Department of Defense had designated Xiaomi as a "Communist Chinese military company" in January. What you need to know The U.S. has decided not to blacklist Xiaomi. The move, which was proposed by the Trump administration, would have restricted American investment in the company. Xiaomi had sued the U.S. government earlier this year, after which a preliminary injunction against the blacklisting was issued by a district judge. The U.S. has finally reached an agreement with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi to set aside an order issued by the Trump administration that blacklisted it as a "Communist Chinese military company." Trump's executive order was aimed at blocking American companies from investing in Xiaomi and other Chinese companies that it claimed to be owned or controlled by the military. Soon after the order was issued, Xiaomi sued the U.S. government, fearing "extreme and irreversible damage" to its business. A district judge

Smartphone shipments in India reached 39 million units in Q1 2021. What you need to know Data from IDC shows India's smartphone market grew 18% YoY in the first quarter of the year. Xiaomi continued to lead the Indian smartphone market, but Samsung registered the highest YoY growth. The market research firm expects smartphone shipments in the second quarter to decline, although the impact is expected to be less pronounced than last year. The Indian smartphone registered an impressive 18% year-over-year growth in the first quarter of 2021, according to the IDC's latest Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. However, IDC expects smartphone shipments in the second quarter to be impacted by the subdued consumer demand due to the second wave of COVID-19 infections in the country. Navkendar Singh, Research Director, Client Devices & IPDS, IDC India, said in a statement : The April-June quarter is expected to face growth challenges under the weight of the second wave of inf

With upgraded cameras and the latest hardware, the Mi 11 Ultra beats out its flagship rivals. My favorite scene in This is Spinal Tap is when the guitarist gives a studio tour to the documentary filmmaker. When they get to the amp, he proudly shows off how all the knobs go to 11, saying that it's "one louder" than normal amps and that it gives him that "extra push to go over the cliff." In a sense, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra feels the same way. Xiaomi already has a brilliant flagship in the form of the Mi 11 , but with the Mi 11 Ultra, it is offering a phone that turns things up a notch. The device has a 50MP primary lens with a humongous 1/1.12-inch sensor, and the auxiliary cameras have been upgraded with two 48MP modules. The standard Mi 11 has 55W wired and 50W wireless charging, but Xiaomi felt that it wasn't enough for the Mi 11 Ultra, so the phone gets 67W wired and wireless charging. Oh, and there's a secondary 1.1-inch screen at the back tha