Former Xiaomi VP Hugo Barra to Head Up Facebook’s VR Division
Facebook has poached Xiaomi’s global vice president Hugo Barra to head up its virtual reality division, just three days after Barra revealed he was stepping down from his post. Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that his company had hired Barra to head its virtual reality business, which included the team developing […]
Xiaomi’s Head of International Hugo Barra Quits
Hugo Barra, Xiaomi's head of international and former Android executive, has announced that he is leaving the company after 3.5 years. According to TechCrunch, Brazilian-born Barra was also the Chinese smartphone maker's primary English-language spokesperson, who says that his primary reason for leaving his position is home sickness and that he wants to move back to California....
Xiaomi VP Hugo Barra Responds to Apple Copycat Accusations in New Interview
In an interview with Bloomberg, Xiaomi vice president and former Google executive Hugo Barra spoke out in defence against copycat accusations that have been placed against the company. According to Barra, all of the copycat accusations came from a single iPhone5-style chamfered edge on a Xiaomi device. He went on to say that the accusations...
Former Android VP Hugo Barra Calls Apple’s iPhone 6 “The Most Beautiful Smartphone Ever Built”
Today Hugo Barra, current vice president of Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi and Google's former vice president of Android, took the stage at WSJD Live and appears to be impressed with Apple. During the interview, Barra called Apple's iPhone 6 "the most beautiful smartphone ever built.” The statement from Barra could have been influenced by Jony Ive’s...