Microsoft to acquire home entertainment tech start-up

Sooraj Shah
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Start-up launched app enabling users to control home heating systems via an Android app

Microsoft has acquired a small home entertainment technology start-up called id8 Group R2 Studios, which recently launched a Google Android application enabling users to control home heating and li...

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