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Hugo Barra Teases Xiaomi Mi Android TV Reveal for Google I/O?

Kellen May 17, 2016 18

Hugo Barra, former master presenter of Android at Google who now overseas the fun happening with Xiaomi, teased a couple of interesting bits of Google I/O related material this week, prompting those of us in this tech sphere to wonder if Xiaomi has co-...

Xiaomi’s New Product is a Clone of Kickstarter Project Pressy

Kyle April 2, 2014 63

Remember Pressy, the one-button controller for Android phones that raised nearly $700,000 on Kickstarter last October? Looks like Xiaomi didn't, because the company today revealed a nearly identical product. Functionally similar to Pressy, Xiaomi's accessory...

Report: Hugo Barra Leaves Android Team for Xiaomi (Updated)

Kellen August 28, 2013 84

According to AllThingsD, Hugo Barra, the vice president of product management for Android, has decided to leave Google to take a position at Xiaomi. If you have followed the Android world at any level over the last couple of years, or have paid attention to...

Hugo Barra Picks the Motorola DROID as His All Time Sentimental Device

Kellen May 16, 2013 51

Hugo Barra and Hiroshi Lockheimer sat down this afternoon with Reto Meier to talk a bit about the Android-related happenings around Google I/O this week. They didn't reveal anything new, like the release date for Android 4.3, but when they were asked what...

Video: Google Takes Us on a Tour of Android 4.2’s New Features, Nexus 4 and Nexus 10

Kellen October 29, 2012 108

Since Google had to cancel their winter Android event due to Hurricane Sandy, they went ahead and sat down with the folks at The Verge to walk through everything that they had planned to show. In the 15-minute video below, you'll see the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10,...