Xiaomi Inc  Cheap Men's Nike Air Max 95 Black Anthracite UK , which is known for its online sales of low-budget phones, wants to expand that business model to the personal computer (PC) sector, as its core smartphone segment is experiencing slowing growth.

On Wednesday, the first Xiaomi laptop model, called Xiaomi MiBook Air, debuted at a press conference in Beijing.

Founder Lei Jun claimed that the device, offered in two models to attract gamers and office workers  Cheap Nike Air VaporMax 97 Summit White UK , has a larger display but is smaller overall than Apple Inc's MacBook Air.

However, it seems that Xiaomi's PC doesn't appeal to consumers like Shang Xin, a 30-year-old Beijing resident.

"I was looking forward to the launch of the Xiaomi laptop, hoping it would have many specifications at a low cost. But I'm disappointed," Shang told the Global Times Wednesday, noting the central processing unit on the Xiaomi laptop is too slow to run high-resolution games.

The price of the long-awaited gadget starts at 3,499 yuan ($524.7)  Cheap Men's Nike Air Max 97 Trainers Black University Red UK , which Shang said isn't much better than competing models.

Analysts also questioned the prospects of Xiaomi in the PC field, as that industry has matured and is facing slow consumer replacement.

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4.5 percent year-on-year to 62.4 million in the second quarter of 2016, International Data Corp (IDC) said on July 11.

"The sales channels and marketing of PCs are totally different from those of the mobile phone segment, meaning Xiaomi needs to spend lots of time and effort to carve out a position in the concentrated PC industry," Wang Yanhui, head of the Shanghai-based Mobile China Alliance, told the Global Times Wednesday.

Wang said the online sales move likely -reflected Xiaomi's goal of further -diversifying its product range  Cheap Women's Nike Air Force 1-100 Low White UK , with the company's smartphone sales growing sluggishly amid the slowing market and fierce competition.

Worldwide smartphone shipments reached 314.6 million in the second quarter, up from 289 million in the first quarter, according to data from market -research firm TrendForce.

During the first quarter, China's lesser-known smartphone brands OPPO and vivo displaced the previous No.4 and No.5 players Lenovo and Xiaomi, respectively, according to a report by IDC in April.

"The majority of phone purchases in China are still made through physical stores, a traditional sales channel where Xiaomi is weak while brands like OPPO have strength  Cheap Men's Nike Air Force 1 Low Leather QS White UK ," said Wang.

To increase sales, Xiaomi decided to offer its latest smartphone, the Redmi Pro, online and offline simultaneously for the first time.

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Xiaomi is boosting efforts to develop and promote Redmi, a sub-brand of Xiaomi's smartphone lineup.

The company disclosed at the conference that it sold more than 110 million phones under the Redmi brand over the past three years.

Wang noted that if Xiaomi wants to substantially boost phone sales, it should establish a brick-and-mortar sales channel of its own.

OSLO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Eirik Jensen, Norway's controversialpolice officer in retirement, was sentenced to 21 years in prisonby Oslo district court for corruption and drug-smuggling cases  Cheap Women's Nike Air Force 1 Low GS Hyper Pink UK ,public broadcaster NRk published Monday.

Jensen is to serve the country's maximum jail term -- 21 years-- after the judges ruled that he helped in smuggling 13.9 tonnesof hashish into Norway in exchange for bribes.

Gjermund Cappelen, an infamous drug trafficker and a witness inthe case against Jensen, received a verdict on 15 years inprison.

Jensen had a number of senior positions in the police and thecould found no circumstances that could justify reducing his jailterm.

"Jensen's actions have a serious impact on the trust that thepolice and the state of law are dependent on," judge Kim Hegersaid, adding that police officers are in a special position insociety.

"Corruption undermines trust in the judicial system andimportant principles on which society is based," he added.

After reading of the verdict, both Jensen and Cappelen said thatthey would take consideration time when it comes to appealing theverdict. The deadline for appeal is 14 days. Enditem

TEHRAN  Cheap Men's Nike Air Force 1 Foamposite Triple Black UK , Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The representative of Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government to Tehran said that there is still a possibility to postpone the Kurds' independence referendum, Iran's Farsi language Etemad newspaper reported on Monday.

"The Kurdistan Regional Government is studying the proposals by Turkey and the western states over the scheduled vote," Nazim Dabbagh told Etemad.

"In case there are required guarantees for the rights of the Kurds, they will drop the independence referendum for the time being," Dabbagh was quoted as saying.

The move to hold the referendum has its roots in the disputes between Baghdad and Erbil and the "distrust" between the sides, Dabbagh said, adding that it does not harm Tehran or Ankara.

"For sure  Cheap Men's John Elliott x Nike Air Force 1 Low All White UK , Iraqi Kurdistan has convincing plans for Iran and Turkey over the vote," he said.

Besides, the Kurdish forces who liberated parts of Iraq, under the Islamic State (IS) rule over the past months, is considering those areas as the territory of Kurdistan, he said, adding that however  Cheap Nike Air Force 1 Low 07 LV8 Casual Wolf Grey UK , if Baghdad intends to hold self-determination vote in those areas, Iraqi Kurdistan will not block it.

Iran's political and military officials have announced their opposition to the Iraqi Kurds' referendum, saying that the stable, secure and unified Iraq will help the country's progress.

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