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Photos: HTC Touch gets the T-Mobile treatment

Photo The device, which is also available on the Orange network, combines a touchscreen interface with a slider phone's concealed keypad and is aimed at business users. T-Mobile UK is offering the HTC Touch Dual smart phone, rebranded as the MDA Touch Plus.

Tags: htc, iphone, t-mobile, credit

[29 Jan 2008]

Five mobile trends to watch in 2008

News The Mac maker made 2007 its mission to prove that three "revolutionary products" can come in one slick, touchscreen casing. How is 2008 shaping up in the mobile and wireless world and which mobile and wireless technologies are you going to be...

Tags: mobile, 2008, iphone, mobile wireless

[09 Jan 2008]

iPhone 'mugging fear' unfounded, say police

News Fears the iPhone could lead to a rise in street thefts and violent muggings because of criminals targeting people with Apple's touchscreen phone have so far proved unfounded, according to the UK's National Mobile Phone Crime Unit (NMPCU).

Tags: iphone, nmpcu, crime, handsets

[07 Jan 2008]

Command tech to save firefighters' lives

News The system relies on mobile wi-fi, electronic white boards, CCTV cameras, databases, voice commands, touchscreen displays and laptops to give incident commanders instant access to risk levels, crew availability, live video footage and hydrant...

Tags: fire, system, 999, emergency services

[04 Jan 2008]

Top 10 software stories of the year

News Currently in the form of a table-like device, Surface uses touchscreen technology in some interesting and innovative ways - from using a real paint brush to create art, to paying for your evening meal simply by putting your card on the table.

Tags: oracle, leopard, microsoft, vista

[14 Dec 2007]

Top 10 mobile & wireless stories of the year

News While excited consumers went ga-ga for the device there is still a question whether there is anything for business users under that slick touchscreen. The big mobile story for 2007 has to be Apple's entry into the market with the long awaited and...

Tags: mobile, wi-fi, wi fi, fi

[13 Dec 2007]

Photos of the year

Photo Microsoft has been eager to show of its wares in 2007, with pics of its Surface technology, touchscreen tabletop PC and remixed Zune featuring in the year's photo stories. 2007 has seen a bumper crop of top tech photos from silicon.com, including...

Tags: photos, microsoft, car, google

[13 Dec 2007]

Photos: Future tech at Microsoft Innovation day

Photo It's a large touchscreen with a range of widget-like apps designed to be used in the home. You can also interact with the Smart Board by using the touchscreen to write the names of items you want to check are in the house or need to be added to...

Tags: events, car, credit, house

[06 Dec 2007]

Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas

Photo The iPhone's sleek looks and touchscreen tech give it plenty of allure but its lasting appeal is down to its user-focused interface (the Apple 'it just works' mantra applies here) and the fact it neatly combines several gadgets into the one device...

Tags: gadgets, mobile, smart phone, player

[03 Dec 2007]

Photos: Tech predicts future of London transport

Photo They answer the questions via a touchscreen creating various scenarios. This is part of the London Transport Museum, which reopened to the public this week following a two-year £22.4m refurbishment. The new museum uses interactive and virtual...

Tags: transport, touchscreen, future, tfl

[23 Nov 2007]

Microsoft still tinkering with Surface

News The software maker's initial plan was to get partners with the touchscreen machines up and running as early as this month. Originally code-named Milan, Surface looks a bit like a 1980s sit-down Ms Pac Man machine but uses infrared cameras and a...

Tags: touchscreen, surface, microsoft, cnet news

[09 Nov 2007]

iPhone in the UK: Hands up who wants one?

News For the moment, the company is concentrating on the consumer market and is expecting to sell hundreds of thousands of the sleek touchscreen handsets in the run up to Christmas. There are 50 days left until Christmas - but only four until this year...

Tags: o2, apple, iphone, coverage

[05 Nov 2007]

Photos: The rise of the luxury mobile

Photo Ted Baker is also working with HTC on a more colourful version of its touchscreen smart phone, dubbed the Ted Baker Tyrian. Designer brand Giorgio Armani has collaborated with Samsung on this iPhone look-a-like touchscreen handset.

Tags: mp3 player, camera phone, touchscreen, iphone

[10 Oct 2007]

Photos: Microsoft Surface in depth

Photo This table-like device is actually a demonstration of Microsoft's Surface technology, which the company had been showing off in London. It uses a 30" screen, several cameras, a Vista PC and a projector to create an interactive, touch-sensitive...

Tags: table, touch, microsoft surface

[02 Oct 2007]

Photos of the month - September 2007

Photo The iPod Touch features touchscreen controls, much like the iPhone, and the previous version - now available with 160GB - has been rechristened the iPod Classic. Apple launched an updated range of iPods this month with CEO Steve Jobs beamed live to...

Tags: hp, ipod, apple, iphone

[27 Sep 2007]

Apple sells one millionth iPhone

News The touchscreen phone was released on 29 June in the US - and is due to arrive in the UK before the end of the year. Apple has sold one million of its iPhones in just 74 days - compared to the two years the iPod took to hit the same sales milestone.

Tags: apple, iphone

[10 Sep 2007]

Photos: Apple unveils new iPods

Photo In trademark black turtleneck, jeans and trainers Jobs built up to the big announcement gradually first unveiling a new feature allowing customers to create their own ringtones from songs in the iTunes Store for 99 cents before moving onto the...

Tags: touchscreen, steve jobs, ipod, apple

[06 Sep 2007]

iPhone: Is your business ready for it?

News Mark Blowers, senior research analyst at Butler Group, told silicon.com just as the BlackBerry was once the "cool device to have" in the office, the iPhone will be a "a very usable business device" because of its touchscreen interface, ability to...

Tags: blackberry, apple, iphone

[31 Aug 2007]

iPhone's touchscreen just the beginning for Apple?

News Apple could have a lot more in mind for the multitouch user interface found on the iPhone. A recent Apple patent filing spotted by Macsimum News, among others, covers technology described as a "multitouch gesture dictionary".

Tags: touchscreen, patent, apple, iphone

[03 Aug 2007]

Touch Panel Technology: How Does it Work?

whitepaper The first touchscreen was created by adding a transparent surface to a touch-sensitive graphics digitizer and sizing it to fit a computer monitor. Today, the touchscreen has been transformed into a more user-friendly and environmentally robust...

Tags: graphics components, keyboard, mouse, programs

[19 Jul 2007]

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