Hardware articles

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  Valve fires Jeri Ellsworth, who was developing Steam Box game controllers

  By Sean Hollister on February 13, 2013 12:45 am + 160 comments

  When Valve first started publicly hiring hardware engineers for secret R&D projects, Jeri Ellsworth Continue reading…

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  100 days of Windows 8: Microsoft claims a 'solid start,' but there's a lot to prove

  By Tom Warren on February 4, 2013 12:00 pm + 240 comments

  Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system launched back on October 26th to a lavish ceremony in Times Continue reading…

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  RIM CEO will consider sale of hardware division after BlackBerry 10 launch

  By Aaron Souppouris on January 21, 2013 03:28 am + 85 comments

  Thorsten Heins is considering selling RIM's hardware production division after the launch of the Continue reading…

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  Ouya developer kits begin shipping, Dev Portal website launched

  By Bryan Bishop on December 27, 2012 01:32 pm + 56 comments

  The first developer kits for the highly-anticipated Ouya gaming console are shipping out earlier Continue reading…

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  Microsoft currently testing its own smartphone, says WSJ

  By Sam Byford on November 2, 2012 12:51 am + 346 comments

  Microsoft surprised the world earlier this year when it moved into producing its own computer Continue reading…

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  Steve Ballmer says Microsoft 'obviously' plans to produce new hardware

  By Chris Welch on October 25, 2012 01:20 pm + 100 comments

  Microsoft's grand entrance into the tablet market with Surface hasn't gone over so well with some of Continue reading…

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  Acclaimed designer Yves Behar says Apple is behind on software

  By Aaron Souppouris on September 21, 2012 07:21 am + 145 comments

  Designer Yves Behar, who has worked on products such as the most recent OLPC laptop, the Jawbone Continue reading…

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  Ballmer discusses Surface pricing and Microsoft as a devices-and-services company

  By Tom Warren on September 16, 2012 05:43 am + 551 comments

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has discussed Windows 8 a number of times this year, once describing it Continue reading…

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  Sizing up the new iPhone 5 against its Android and Windows Phone competition

  By Chris Welch on September 12, 2012 02:16 pm + 972 comments

  With the iPhone 5, Apple has finally tackled key areas where its Android competition previously held Continue reading…

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  Valve says it's jumping into the computer hardware business

  By T.C. Sottek on September 3, 2012 04:29 pm + 356 comments

  In a job listing for the "industrial designer" position on Valve's website, the company has finally Continue reading…