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Microsoft product chief Panos Panay steps down

TechSpot

According to his LinkedIn profile, Panay joined Microsoft in April 2004 as a group program manager for their PC hardware division. In 2013, he was promoted to corporate vice president of Surface and PC hardware before becoming chief product officer in April 2018. He's long been a public face of.

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Amazon group that created Kindle and Echo is working on technology for COVID-19 testing

GeekWire

Amazon is enlisting its cutting-edge Lab126 hardware group, best known for creating its Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and Echo smart speakers, to help build out its own COVID-19 testing capabilities. Amazon started building out its first internal COVID-19 testing lab with diagnostic equipment from third-party manufacturers in April.

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Protective face shields made with help of Prime Air drone engineers now for sale at cost on Amazon

GeekWire

Amazon got involved early in the coronavirus pandemic when a technical program manager heard about a group called Washington State 3D Face Shield Hub which was developing the personal protective equipment. The Amazon worker brought in colleagues from Prime Air’s mechanical design and hardware teams to contribute solutions.

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Microsoft’s Xbox TV era ends in May with the removal of OneGuide TV listings

The Verge

Based on customer usage and feedback, we’re constantly evolving the Xbox experience,” says Jonathan Hildebrandt, a program manager for Microsoft’s Xbox Experiences group. “To You could also combine the feature with an Xbox USB TV tuner to access free-to-air TV channels.

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Amazon may launch healthcare business line with at-home COVID test and other diagnostic services

GeekWire

The company first started building out its testing capabilities last year at the start of the pandemic, when it redirected workers from its Lab126 hardware group , best known for creating its Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and Echo smart speakers.

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Empowering at-risk youth and adults with devices, connectivity and dignity

CIO Business Intelligence

Today, POIC relies on Verizon for an ever-expanding portfolio of solutions, including hundreds of smartphones, mobile hotspots, routers and other hardware. The affordable Verizon hardware and contracts available via MiCTA have a bottom-line benefit that goes beyond cost savings. Cost savings help expand services.

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Amazon’s Ring names Xbox and Oculus vet Elizabeth Hamren as new CEO; founder Jamie Siminoff remains chief inventor

GeekWire

She started at Microsoft in 1995 as a group program manager, before working in marketing leadership roles at companies including Jawbone, Plantronics, and Dropcam.