Shoppers get angry after Xiaomi’s new Mi 9 smartphone sold out in seconds

as declared in Xiaomi smartphones are not officially sold in the US, so it's quite a challenge to buy one there. Founded by Lei Jun in 2010, Xiaomi prides itself on its "ecosystem" strategy -- selling not just smartphones but also a variety of gadgets and household products. Founded by Lei Jun in 2010, Xiaomi prides itself on its "ecosystem" strategy -- selling not just smartphones but also a variety of gadgets and household products. Full storyMi 9, the latest flagship smartphone from Xiaomi, went on sale in China last week, and reportedly sold out in less than 53 seconds. Lei Jun, co-founder and chief executive of Xiaomi, has repeatedly denied that the Beijing-based company's flash sales strategy is a marketing stunt.

Nubia's new wearable puts a 4-inch flexible smartphone on your wrist

Less common is the idea of using flexible displays to bring together the form factors of the smartwatch and the smartphone. But that's exactly what Nubia has done with the Nubia Alpha, a smartwatch with a lot of the functionality of a regular smartphone. So what can the wearable smartphone do? Nubia plans to release a couple of different models of the Nubia Alpha. The first version of Nubia's wearable smartphone will be its black Bluetooth variant, which will be available in Europe and North America starting in April with an average global price of €449 (around $510).

Oppo set to launch new 5G smartphone with cloud gaming capability

according to Watch also in iWant or TFC.tvGlobal tech company Oppo is preparing for its entry into the 5G smartphone market, partnering with Qualcomm to use its Snapdragon 855 processor and X50 5G modem. Oppo has invested years of research and testing on 5G since 2015, and achieved a milestone with its successful 5G signaling and data connection in August last year. Just two months later, Oppo completed the first 5G connection test on a smartphone. Before the end of 2018, Oppo already had a 5G-ready prototype based on its premium Find X smartphone, which was launched last year. Oppo envisions a wide range of uses for ultra high-speed 5G connectivity that would make virtual reality and augment reality applications feasible on its future 5G smartphone.