Gesture technology companies vie to win top honors, and contract
Two Israeli firms are the leaders in an important technology used in several consumer devices – and in Microsoft’s new operating system
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V3: The Israeli company that created the technology for Microsoft’s Kinect sees a much wider opportunity
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Acquisition of Tumblr, where the cool kids hang out, is CEO Marissa Mayer’s boldest move since leaving Google 10 months ago
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In the ‘Innovate for Good’ program, youths learn how to write mobile apps and MS beefs up its new OS’s offerings
View ArticleIsrael grimaces at a leading export: innovation
High-tech companies dream of big exits, but some bemoan the fact that start-ups are more likely to sell-out than build up in Israel, the LA Times reports
View ArticleWaze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech
‘You have again put Israeli technology on the world stage,’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Waze CEO
View ArticleAn Apple/PrimeSense deal makes sense — rumor or not
3-D gesture technology by an Israeli start-up would enhance iPhones, iPads and even Apple TV
View ArticleIsraeli ‘web prophet’ maps the past to predict the future
Dr. Kira Radinsky, 26, who started studying at the Technion at 15, wins recognition from MIT for pioneering software that finds historical patterns to point the way ahead
View ArticleApple reportedly buying Israel’s PrimeSense for $345 million
Company that developed 3D sensors installed in 20 million devices may be just what US tech giant needs to stay ahead of competitors
View ArticleApple confirms $350m purchase of Israel’s PrimeSense
3-D gesture technology by the Israeli start-up may soon be found in iPhones, iPads and new, smarter Apple TVs
View Article‘Start-up’ Microsoft sees Israel as an inspiration
Even a veteran company can learn a thing or two from the country’s entrepreneurs, MS executives say
View ArticleIn Google vs. Microsoft, the consumer wins!
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View Article‘Thin’ PC systems help cut corporate fat, says CEO
Firms that want to save money, the environment are the ones Shlomy Nidam of Israel’s Chip PC seeks as clients
View ArticleMicrosoft to bring Start-Up Nation to the ‘next level’
The heads of the MS Ventures Accelerator program want to make Israel more like Silicon Valley
View ArticleMicrosoft may buy Israeli ‘security critic’ Aorato
Tel Aviv firm that analyzes security holes left by the ‘giant of Redmond’ may join its multinational ‘target’
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