Microsoft has released an extensive blog post that looks back at the history of Windows and then points to where it’s headed for the future. From the days of Windows 1, when reviews called the idea of a mouse “gimmicky,” “anti-productive,” and “uncomfortable,” to today when mice are potentially becoming irrelevant again (thanks to the
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Details of an updated version of Nintendo’s Wii U controller have apparently leaked, with the touchscreen tablet showing numerous ergonomic tweaks ahead of its next public outing at E3 2012....
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