...expansion. So how does it pull it off? For one thing, Xiaomi claims to price its phones just above their costs. But company officials also point to its iconoclastic business model, which eschews the financial burden of using traditional marketing and distribution practices, and relies on the Internet to fuel sales. It's made Xiaomi into a company that doesn't operate like a typical smartphone vendor, but still successful enough to become one of China's hottest tech firms. Disrupting the market When Xiaomi unveiled its first flagship Mi 1 phone in August 2011, attention was fixated on the device's price. Consumers could buy what was then a cutting-edge smartphone for 1,999 yuan (US$324). This was a major bargain compared to other high-end phones including the iPhone 4, which started at 4,999 yuan. Xiaomi maintained the initial 1,999 yuan price for the flagship phone. But the company also released its Hongmi line of products, which are lower-spec phones, at even lower prices, starting at 699 yuan. The Hongmi phones are doing so well, they've helped Xiaomi become China's third largest smartphone vendor in this year's first quarter, according to research firm Canalys. What do they cost to make? Xiaomi's latest...
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...TERM PAPER TOPIC:ANDROID APPLICATIONS Acknowledgement I would gladly like to thank my faculty guide Ms. Riju Choudhary and it gives me immense pleasure to say that she was a constant support throughout helping and guiding me. I would say it wasn’t easy for her but she did her best replying to our mails n helping us in correcting our mistakes. She also helped us in selecting a topic of our choice and interest so we could work harder and with more interest. I was happy to have her as my guide and will look forward to work under her again. A special thanks to you mam. I would also thank my parents for their never ending care n support. Table of content 1. Introduction * History * Design * Features 2. Applications 3. Google play 4. The 100 best apps of 2012 5. The 12 best android tablet app 6. Android software development 7. References Introduction Android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices such as Smartphone and tablet computers. It is developed by the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google, and other companies. Google purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., in 2005. The unveiling of the Android distribution in 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 86 hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices. Google releases the Android code as open-source, under the Apache License. The Android...
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