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Photos: Qualcomm's Snapdragon-powered Android smartbook on show
Photo The display tech produces colour without backlighting, which not only reduces battery-drain but means screens can be better viewed in direct sunlight. With a tablet form factor, Gilbert said there is more scope to create... [20 Nov 2009]
iPod Touch, Nano get costume change and price drop
News Users can now drag and drop apps to multiple home screens at once, instead of doing so on the device itself.iPhone and iPod Touch users can now rearrange apps on their homescreen in iTunes, instead of on... [10 Sep 2009]
Future BlackBerrys to pack hybrid touchscreens?
News Pete Cunningham, a senior analyst with Canalys, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Friday that the Storm's screen had given RIM a track record in innovative displays, and the screen described in the patent could successfully... [07 Aug 2009]
Windows 7: Will touch ever take off?
News Some reports suggest that the low-cost netbook market could actually see things pick up fastest, given their smaller (and therefore cheaper to touch-enable) screens and the fact that people are often... [02 Jul 2009]
GlobalSTORE: Touch-Screen Point of Sale Software: Strategies for Evaluating the Technology
White Paper But retailers need to know if touch screens are tough enough to hold up under daily usage. High-tech, touch screen software has come of age at a time when many retailers are ready to... [11 Jun 2009]
Developers get touch-y ahead of Windows 7
News There will be computers with 14- and 17-inch screens. Microsoft has also announced its own package of free touch programs for Windows 7, including three casual games and three programs ported over from... [04 Jun 2009]
X-Wire Resistive Multi-Touch Screens
White Paper Resistive single-touch screens have been then workhorse of the touch screen market for 20 years. A primary limitation of resistive touch screens is its... [14 May 2009]
Is Apple prepping the Mac Tablet?
News Previous attempts at making keyboardless devices with seven-inch or eight-inch screens - such as UMPCs and MIDs - haven't. That shift has already happened to the smartphone but it seems very reasonable that, for many... [29 Apr 2009]
Action Performance, the Official Trackside Merchandiser of NASCAR, Speeds Point of Sale Transactions Using a High Performance D-Link Business Class Wireless Solution
White Paper The POSitive team implemented a POS software application facilitated by touch screens and a new bar coding system for all merchandise. To boost productivity and profits Action Performance needed to... [03 Apr 2009]
Photos: The world's biggest mobile shindig
Photo Telefónica Europe's CEO also spoke at MWC, with the interview shown on one of the Fira's big screens. Elsewhere, Taiwanese maker HTC drew the crowds to its stand - launching updates to its Touch Pro and... [23 Feb 2009]
Photos: Barclays bank of the future
Photo These pictures are actually flat screens. As well as another bank of video screens, the floor has a seated area around a number of tables fitted with Microsoft Surface devices. The tables provide a large... [05 Jan 2009]
Photos: Is this the next generation of mini laptops?
Photo Snapdragon will enable mini laptop style devices - with screens of between nine and 12 inches - to run for between four to six hours without needing to be charged, according to a spokesman. Qualcomm demonstrated the low... [03 Dec 2008]
Photos: Top 10 presents for a CIO this Christmas
Photo Real (tech-themed) book: For CIOs who want to escape screens and gadgets what about buying a good, traditional paper-and-ink book or two? Of course you could always buy an iPod Touch instead - an 8GB... [28 Nov 2008]
Minority Report: Apple to rock us with new iPods?
Comment Alternatively the event could showcase a bolder move with an increased transition to touch screens for some iPods. The other iPod likely to feature an update is the Touch. These days... [08 Sep 2008]
iPlayer loses its Virgin-ity
News This is the first time iPlayer has been available on a TV platform and will bring full quality BBC programmes to the screens of Virgin's 3.4 million subscribers. Since its launch, iPlayer has also been rolled out to the... [30 Apr 2008]
