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Logitech will pull a Nintendo — only European mice will come with replaceable batteries

“Very few people will do this,” Logitech’s new gaming boss says. “Very few people will do this,” Logitech’s new gaming boss says. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. In June, Nintendo announced a new version of the Switch 2 that should let you easily replace its battery pack — but only for Europe. Logitech will do much the same. User-replaceable batteries will be the law in Europe in February 2027, but instead of bringing them to the rest of the world, Logitech plans to ship one version of its wireless mice to Europe and a different version everywhere else. That’s the word from Logitech’s new gaming boss, Robin Piispanen. We talked about it over iced vanilla lattes at my local cafe, right after discussing how Logitech isn’t sure it wants to make another gaming handheld. Why? Logitech beli

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Logitech isn’t affected by RAMageddon — but a chipmaker ‘incident’ may cost it $20 million.

RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage “We don’t have the same problems,” Logitech’s new gaming boss Robin Piispanen tells me during our wide-ranging chat, when I ask if PC builders are delaying peripheral purchases like…

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Logitech isn’t affected by RAMageddon — but a chipmaker ‘incident’ may cost it $20 million.

RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage “We don’t have the same problems,” Logitech’s new gaming boss Robin Piispanen tells me during our wide-ranging chat, when I ask if PC builders are delaying…

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Logitech will pull a Nintendo — only European mice will come with replaceable batteries

“Very few people will do this,” Logitech’s new gaming boss says. “Very few people will do this,” Logitech’s new gaming boss says. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.…

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RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage “We don’t have the same problems,” Logitech’s new gaming boss Robin Piispanen tells me during our wide-ranging chat, when I ask if PC builders are delaying peripheral purchases like…

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