Xiaomi Redmi 3 will be released on January 12

Xiaomi has confirmed that the Redmi 3 smartphone will be launched next week - on Tuesday, January 12. The confirmation came in the form of a teaser the China-based company posted on its official Weibo account.

The post on the company's Weibo account also mentions that the smartphone will have a 5-inch display and a redesigned metal body. The previous Xiaomi Redmi models - namely Redmi 1S, 2 and 2 Prime - have had 4.7-inch displays and plastic, however, the long-awaited Xiaomi Mi5 not appear on this conference.

Xiaomi confirms Snapdragon 820, will be released in February

The rumors have pointed toward an early 2016 launch for the Xiaomi Mi 5 for a while, but this has now been confirmed by one of Xiaomi's co-founders, Li Wanqiang, on Chinese microblogging site Weibo. The Xiaomi Mi 5 is currently in mass production for a launch following Chinese New Year on February 8.

Xiaomi will release laptop PC

Intel will be providing Xiaomi with a free tablet processor for every laptop processor it buys.

Xiaomi currently makes very competitively priced mobile devices and is achieving great success thanks to various operations strategies (it boasts of 70 million smartphones sold annually). One of its key strategies, we hear, is to mass produce devices with little variation, with minimal product proliferation, to enjoy the best economies of scale possible.

Xiaomi Will Start Rolling Out MIUI 7.1 Today

Xiaomi has become one of the world's largest smartphone manufacturers in the last couple of years. This company has been founded 5 years ago, and their growth is quite staggering. Xiaomi has introduced a number of devices this year, including smartphones, smart TVs, and various other tech devices.  Now, Xiaomi will reportedly be sending out an OTA update starting today morning at 11am in China, to disseminate the latest version of its user interface.

Xiaomi Mi TV 3 with a 70-inch 4K display

Xiaomi has launched Mi TV 3 which succeeds Mi TV 2, that was launched in early 2015. The Mi TV 3 is Xiaomi's effort to build a TV that takes on the likes of Samsung and LG's UHD TV range.

Xiaomi Mi5 and Redmi 3 Certified By Chinese Regulator TENAA

There are two Xiaomi smartphone that were recently certified by the Chinese regulator TENNA. The Mi 2015811 and Mi 2015812 were reported to have received certification, indicating that its release is forthcoming.

Xiaomi Mi 5 real picture leak online

China-based Xiaomi has yet to come out with confirmed details about an upcoming flagship. However, speculations have already floated online about the much-rumored and anticipated Mi 5 outing. Apparently, these speculations stemmed out from supposed leaks of the upcoming device.

If the image that surfaced on Weibo is legitimate, it confirms a physical home button. It is believed to house a fingerprint scanner which rumors claim as the "smallest and fastest sensor," according to G for Games . The leaked press render image also revealed its color options of white, black, pink, and gold.