In the fourth quarter, Sirius reported a year-over-year 332% jump in net subscribers, while XM, the larger of the two, recorded subscriber growth of 66%.
That is, instead of sitting on the couch pressing buttons on a control, grab a Move control and wave it in the air like a bat, or physically jump over in-game hurdles on Kinect.
Meanwhile, being embroiled in the odd security row didn't stop upstart Huawei from hitting the smartphone podium for the first time with 27.2 million handsets sold in Q4 2012, a 73.8 percent jump over last year -- but a distant third behind Samsung's 64.5 million units and 43.5 million for Apple.