Microsoft speeds up convergence
Microsoft revealed over eight million Kinect sensors were sold within 60 days of its roll-out in November 2010, making 2010 the biggest year in Xbox history, reports Forbes.
The tech giant claims Kinect could help reshape the Xbox living room experience from a gaming-focused one to more general entertainment such as watching movies, online TV and interacting with friends.
Microsoft says Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to use Kinect to control Netflix on Xbox. This means that viewers will be able to pause, rewind, and fast-forward streaming movies with only their voice or gestures.
Welsh SMEs eye mobile tech
The Welsh Assembly Government in the UK has set up a Centre of Excellence in Mobile Applications and Services (CEMAS) at the University of Glamorgan, states Wireless Federation.
The $7.80 million venture is backed with $3.82 million from the EU's Convergence European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Assembly Government.
CEMAS aims to provide a Web-based platform and infrastructure enabling SMEs to create, develop and test innovative mobile applications and services.
Samsung invests in next-gen displays
Samsung Electronics has snapped up Dutch display technology firm Liquavista for an undisclosed sum, in the latest move by the Korean technology giant to expand into next-generation displays for mobile devices, says The Wall Street Journal.
Samsung says the acquisition will help expand its position in next-generation display technologies such as transparent displays and e-paper.
Liquavista offers a new type of electronic display technology known as electro-wetting for applications in e-readers, mobile phones, media players and other mobile devices.
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