Xiaomi, other smartphone brands don't breach privacy rules: Taiwan

Handsets made by China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd  and ZTE Corp, Apple Inc, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, LG Electronics Inc  and Sony Corp also do not breach the laws, the National Communications Commission said.
             
Taiwanese mobile phone makers HTC Corp and Asustek Computer Inc, were also among the dozen brands tested and cleared by the NCC.

Xiaomi's market value hits USD 45 billion: Founder

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi's market value is estimated to have reached USD 45 billion after it completed the latest round of fundraising last week, company's founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Lei Jun said.

Last week was the fifth round of fundraising by the firm and raised USD 1.1 billion, Lei said in an entry posted on microblogging site Sina Weibo.

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Delhi HC allows Xiaomi to sell Qualcomm-based handsets till 8th January

In an interim order, the High Court had on December 8 restrained Xiaomi as well as online e-commerce site Flipkart from selling in India handsets of the Chinese mobile maker that run on the technology patented by Swedish technology company Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
  
A bench headed by Justice Pradeep Nandrajog today passed the "pro tem order" as Xiaomi had contended that Ericsson suppressed the fact that the Chinese mobile maker has also used chipsets of Qualcomm which has a licence to use patents of the Swedish company.
  
Xiaomi sells its handsets exclusively through e-commerce site Flipkart on every Tuesday, the court was told during the proceedings.
  
The bench was also told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Ajit Warrier, appearing for Xiaomi, that on each Tuesday around one lakh units are expected to be sold on the site.
  
Therefore, as part of the "pro tem" or temporary measures, the bench asked Xiaomi to deposit Rs 100 per handset sold, towards royalty, in favour of the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court and the amount so deposited be kept in a fixed deposit.

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