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Gurgaon, June 11 : One of the first Indian actors to work in international movies, Om Puri feels crossover cinema has a bright future if made on "relatable issues". A veteran of over 250 films, he also advises newcomers to complete their education before joining the "speculative" movie industry.

"The future of crossover cinema is very bright, but we must realise that crossover cinema can only survive if we talk about common problems. If other people are not able to relate, obviously the films won't be successful,"
60-year-old Om told IANS in an interview here.

After much speculation, Avaya filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering worth $1 billion.

After the IPO, the networking and communications technology vendor will be valued at $5 billion. A part of the funds raised in the issue will be used to pay down long-term debt, among other things, Avaya said in a statement.

Software giant, Microsoft has announced a new feature for Xbox offering live TV to its millions of users around the world, at the Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3) event on Los Angeles on Monday.

The company will enter into partnerships with regional cable companies to offer live TV, indicating that the transmission will through cable and satellite companies and the users might have t sign up for a subscription service to use their console as a TV.

Phone maker, Motorola has announced its new WiMax-based Photon 4G smartphone for Sprint network at a media event in New York.

The Photon 4G features a 4.3-inch screen, dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 camera, 1 GB of RAM and 8 megapixel rear camera. The device will run Android 2.3 and will come with a kickstand.

The Photon 4G is expected to be available this summer and will be one of the most powerful phones on Sprint. Motorola has lagged behind rivals like HTC and Samsung, who launched their Evo 4G and Epic 4G samrtphones, respectively months before the company’s foray into the 4G.

South Korean electronics giant, Samsung is aiming to compete in the competitive tablet market with its new offering, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 powered by Google’s Android platform.

The bright 1280 x 800-pixel LCD display of the tablet is vibrant and dispays amazing quality pictures and videos. Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 runs Android 3.1, the updated version of Honeycomb that was released by Google last month.

Hewlett-Packard has sent a letter to Oracle on Wednesday threatening legal action if it does not go back on its decision to stop software development for Itanium hardware.

HP said that it did not make the letter public because of some of the confidential information it contained but affirmed that it will make Oracle honor its commitment to HP and customers.