Submission + - HTC Buys $40 Million Stake In OnLive (industrygamers.com)
donniebaseball23 writes: Cloud-based gaming firm OnLive continues to gain steam, as IndustryGamers reports that HTC, a premier manufacturer of Android and Windows Phone 7 smartphones, recently purchased a $40 million stake in the company. OnLive had already previously hinted of its intention to expand to smartphones in the future. The service already has the spectator application OnLive Viewer for iPad on the market, with another version coming for Android tablets in the future. Onlive also announced at CES 2011 that it would integrate its streaming service into home electronics manufacturer Vizio’s entire product line.