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Leading manufacturer of computers and computer components MSI debuted its latest in the line of all-in-one PCs, the Wind Top AE2220. This new desktop PC is an addition to the award-winning line of Wind Top systems and combines low power usage and eco-friendliness with top-of-the-line performance capabilities, afford... |
19 November 2009
10:31 GMT |
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Windows 7 is approximately one day old, but the much-anticipated OS has already spawned a number of new computer systems announced by PC vendors that want to gain on the momentum that the new OS has created. Following in the footsteps of its main competitors, Acer has recently detailed its upcoming Aspire multi-touch... |
23 October 2009
06:55 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation announced not too long ago that it would soon launch on the market a new handset powered by Microsoft's recently released Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, the HTC HD2, and now a series of new details on the phone's multi-touch capabilities have emerged into t... |
23 October 2009
06:52 GMT |
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Left with no option but to change the name of its “mighty,” point-and-click device, Apple has not only given its mouse a new name (“Magic Mouse” for the new model, “Apple-mouse” for the old, wired model), but also equipped the wireless one with new capabilities. The device boasts a... |
21 October 2009
03:26 GMT |
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Apple’s store is back up again, and boy is it packed with goodies! The Cupertino-based Mac maker has unveiled an all new iMac line featuring LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays, new Mac mini and MacBook upgrades, and a new Multi-Touch mouse.The iMac features a fresh edge-to-edge glass design and a ... |
20 October 2009
13:33 GMT |
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Taiwan mobile phone maker HTC is expected to soon launch on the market yet another handset based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system, one that hasn't been unveiled officially until now, the HTC Leo. The mobile phone has been around us for quite a few months now, with different rumors regarding it... |
19 September 2009
02:28 GMT |
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HTC Leo seems to have all that it takes to become one of the most popular handsets running under Microsoft's upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5, if not the most popular one. The handset is reportedly coming to the market with a capacitive touchscreen, packs the already known Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm, and is als... |
17 September 2009
02:02 GMT |
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Google was reported a while back to be working on multi-touch support for its Android operating system, and some details on this feature were unveiled at the Google I/O developers conference this year, yet nothing specific on when the functionality would come to the market emerged. Enthusiasts certainly can hardly wa... |
14 August 2009
06:46 GMT |
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The much anticipated Apple tablet seems to finally be on its way to becoming reality. After about 2 years of rumors and small pieces of information leaking here and there, it seems that the device is getting the final cut and might drop on the market sometime at the beginning of next year. Following the variety of ru... |
25 July 2009
02:12 GMT |
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The much-anticipated launch of Microsoft's next-generation operating system, Windows 7, due out on October 22, is expected to be the starting point of a new wave of computer systems, specifically designed to bring out the best that this new OS has to offer. On that note, according to industry sources, some of th... |
18 June 2009
06:59 GMT |
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About a year and a half ago, some documents on the functionality of Windows Mobile 7 (at a time when the Windows Mobile 6.5 was not even planned to be developed) surfaced to the web, showing to the world that the Redmond company intended to include a wide range of attractive features in the operating system, among wh... |
16 May 2009
05:45 GMT |
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As many of you might already know, Microsoft's Surface is one product that has not been developed for consumers, yet it seems that the Redmond company is determined to make some of the Surface applications available on a few other products it has in the works, including the upcoming Windows 7 for personal comput... |
14 May 2009
06:02 GMT |
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Apple has seeded developers with a new build of Snow Leopard, whose seed notes show a couple of noteworthy changes. Those include Chinese handwriting recognition on multi-touch-capable Macs and issues with installing the software on a MacBook Air via a shared optical disk. The seed notes for Mac OS X 10.6 Build 10A3... |
11 May 2009
03:01 GMT |
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The highly anticipated Palm Pre handset will make it to all the corners of the world for sure, starting with the US, where it is expected to land before the end of the first half of the year, and continuing with Europe, as a GSM version was announced to be in the works a few months ago, and with Australia, where we l... |
6 May 2009
09:27 GMT |
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Even though Microsoft is no longer actively developing pptPlex, a new release of the pug-in is now available for download. The multi-touch-enabled version of pptPlex is designed to integrate seamlessly with Windows 7, the Redmond company informs, and to take advantage of the multi-touch capabilities of the operating ... |
6 May 2009
07:39 GMT |
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It seems that the first multi-touch application developed for the Symbian S60 5th edition operating system, or for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, has finally made it into the wild. The game, called Space Dancer, comes from a UK programmer, Jamie Fuller, and it seems to reminds us of the popular Guitar Hero console games... |
13 April 2009
10:38 GMT |
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Round Rock, Texas-based Dell has just officially introduced the new Studio One 19 all-in-one personal computer system that comes with an optional touchscreen feature. The new machine is designed to provide an easy-to-use alternative to home computer systems and incorporates a unique and stylish design that enables it... |
12 March 2009
09:29 GMT |
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Round Rock, Texas-based Dell has just unveiled a new multi-touch desktop computer system as part of the company's Studio family of PCs. The new machine has just been released in Japan, but the manufacturer is expected to officially announce it for the worldwide market. Dubbed Studio One 19 PC, the new system fro... |
12 March 2009
03:52 GMT |
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Using the glass trackpad on the new MacBook family may seem easy for some, but not everyone has used a Mac before. For those people, Apple has posted a new knowledge base article detailing the proper use of the trackpad on new MacBook models.The new smooth glass Multi-Touch trackpad on the MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum,... |
23 February 2009
06:44 GMT |
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Touch, multi-touch capabilities and gesture support manage to undoubtedly set Windows Vista (Windows version 6.0) and Windows 7 (Windows version 6.1) apart. As far as Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 is concerned, the release does not come with touch support “out-of-the-box.” For the time being, testers will nee... |
17 February 2009
09:13 GMT |
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Google’s Android operating system, as most of you already know, does not feature support for multi-touch, meaning that the technology that would allow a screen to accept multiple points of contact for input is not present, and users of T-Mobile’s G1 are very well aware of this lack of functionality on the... |
11 February 2009
02:39 GMT |
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A VentureBeat report claims to have had a chat with one Android team member who allegedly told the site that Google accepted Apple's request not to implement Multi-Touch in the software.Apple is known to be responsible for the signature multi-touch iPhone. The Multi-Touch technology is also patented by Apple. Th... |
10 February 2009
05:59 GMT |
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With Apple’s evolving multi-touch notebook trackpads, one of the company's latest published patents comes as no surprise. In the filing, the iPhone maker discloses means for optional functions that could provide useful shortcuts to iPhone and iPod touch users. Apple's invention generally relates to in... |
30 December 2008
04:28 GMT |
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Users of a MacBook running Windows through Boot Camp may experience right-click issues in Boot Camp Preferences, Apple says. The company has also discovered that individuals may have difficulty in using the trackpad to select or drag items on the screen. For these two issues, the Mac maker has released the Multi-Touc... |
19 December 2008
03:34 GMT |
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Multi-touch is becoming an increasingly present feature on portable and even desktop computer systems. Moreover, with Microsoft's next-generation operating system, Windows 7, coming with native support for multi-touch gestures, the technology clearly has a bright future ahead. This is why companies such as N-Tri... |
26 November 2008
10:47 GMT |
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The currently leading PC vendor, Hewlett Packard, has just introduced a new portable computer system, part of the company's TouchSmart series of PCs, coming to offer users a true multi-touch experience. Simply dubbed TouchSmart tx2, the new 12-inch notebook combines AMD's processors with ATI's graphics... |
19 November 2008
05:23 GMT |
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Extendmac has released a new version of its FTP client built exclusively for Mac OS X Leopard, Flow. Version 1.1 adds Multi-touch support, meaning that notebook users can now use swipe-gestures to navigate around Flow's UI.According to Extendmac, Flow has been built exclusively for Mac OS X Leopard. The FPT clie... |
29 October 2008
16:51 GMT |
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There is no need to wait for Windows 7, or drop $10,000 on a Microsoft Surface tabletop computer, or even acquire a new PC with touch-computing capabilities, in order to experience a more natural user interface. This is where Touchless 1.0 comes into play. Developed by Mike Wasserman, a self described Microsoft work ... |
8 October 2008
14:31 GMT |
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It doesn't take a rocket scientist to acknowledge the capabilities of the iPhone after holding it in the palm of your hand for as little as two minutes. With the introduction of the iTunes App Store, Apple hit another home run by offering the world's most diverse and advanced mobile application venue. Atari... |
25 September 2008
13:31 GMT |
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When you say multi-touch, most of us instantly think of the technology used in some of Apple's successful products, such as the iPhone or the MacBook Pro. This technology allows users to interact with a certain device using their fingers, with several touch combinations. However, MultiTouch is also the name of a... |
1 September 2008
06:53 GMT |
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Following the latest rumors on Apple's possibly upcoming MacBook Touch, speculation is starting to build up around the alleged Mac tablet, expected to ship as early as this fall. MacRumors points out to a recent post from Jason O'Grady (of ZD Net) which further confirms what everyone is hoping to see from A... |
28 July 2008
03:38 GMT |
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Word on the web is that one of our favorite peripherals, the mouse, is facing extinction. Invented in 1963 by Silicon Valley engineers Douglas Engelbart and Bill English, the mouse first went mainstream when Apple launched the Macintosh in 1984. Apparently, the company that introduced us to the mouse is now killing i... |
26 June 2008
04:28 GMT |
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While Apple puts the finishing touch on its multi-touch framework for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, why don't you feast your eyes with Tactiva's TactaPad. The device, roughly worth $1,000, is currently not for sale, but the developers are looking for an (Apple) company to license the technology and bring the produ... |
24 June 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Just yesterday we talked about the few new features of Snow Leopard revealed by a bunch of developer screenshots. But Snow Leopard's ability to create desktop web applications isn't the only new addition / change, Roughly Drafted notes. A multi-touch framework as well as considerably smaller applications ha... |
24 June 2008
03:53 GMT |
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Computer shows like Computex, CeBIT or CES can give computer users a chance to feast their eyes on some of the most innovative technologies ever unveiled. Not only are these technologies new, but some of them have the potential of changing the way we perceive the world. At this year's Computex show in Taipei, a ... |
5 June 2008
02:27 GMT |
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One thing is clear, although starting from the summer of 2007 and ending in the first half of this year, the main focus for Microsoft has been building Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3, in terms of the Windows client the company did much more than just service packs. In the background of Vista SP1 and XP SP3, Micros... |
28 May 2008
05:23 GMT |
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Apple is growing. Apple itself knows it's growing, thus it will reinforce its lineup of products, particularly desktops and notebooks, particularly (again) MacBooks using "a complete MacBook touch with touchscreen keypad features" to get everyone's attention. Why? Well, first of all because it's a give... |
1 April 2008
14:19 GMT |
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A recent Wired piece reveals that Apple may just become king among multitouch tech vendors. The company behind the iPhone may force companies such as RIM, Nokia and Synaptics (who use pinch, swipe and triple tap gestures as control schemes for its devices) to say the tech is theirs, or worse, to give them up."If Appl... |
25 February 2008
05:52 GMT |
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Ongoing research by Apple as far as multitouch tech goes has been the number one topic lately. Complete with rumors that MacBook and MacBook Pros might also be getting smarter trackpads, every mac-based website (and not only) is reporting Apple's latest patent application revealing techniques for both palm and f... |
22 February 2008
05:01 GMT |
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Fueling the fire of ongoing multitouch rumors surrounding upcoming MacBook and MacBook Pro models, Apple has filed another patent application, this time to protect its multitouch technology (similar to the features available with the MacBook Air's trackpad). However, mockups show that Mac OS X users may be using... |
20 February 2008
07:51 GMT |
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Remember the news saying multi-touch trackpads were heading the MacBook Pro's way? Well, forget about it. It's not going to happen, or at least Pro trackpads will not work 100% the same as the Air's. Why? Apple said so in a statement, clarifying that the new multi-touch Trackpad is 'unique' t... |
19 February 2008
13:31 GMT |
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Not more than a week ago, we heard from Apple that they're planning to release two new models of MacBook Pro models (a 15- and a 17-inch one), new versions that will feature the multi-touch trackpad already available on the MacBook Air and Intel Penryn Core 2 Duo mobile processors (as the rumor goes, most likely... |
31 January 2008
02:07 GMT |
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Since Apple released its multi-touch controlled iPhone, the touchscreen technology has been adopted by many other important mobile manufacturers and it's set to become a standard feature in couple of years. Therefore, Nokia wants to implement the technology in its handsets too, and it will, as back in October 20... |
12 January 2008
06:40 GMT |
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Apple is really in love with its multi touch interface technology. If it wasn't very clear from Steve Job's frustration that people just don't understand how big a step forward it is, it is perfectly clear in a patent filing that has recently surfaced. The paper describes various methods in which once ... |
30 October 2007
08:35 GMT |
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A week ago, rumors about multi-touch displays in all Apple lines of products have been circulating the web. Steven Johnson, the author of 'Everything Bad is Good For You' and 'Emergence' had a bold theory about how Apple will keep the symmetry in their line of products and align all its hardware t... |
9 March 2007
07:04 GMT |
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The word these days is that up Apple's sleeve is multi-touch technology. This rumor seems to be spreading all over the web, so there may be a grain of truth in it. There would be many aspects to indicate such a move on Apple's part, and the technology is surely not unreachable or sci-fi (HP already has Touc... |
2 March 2007
04:31 GMT |
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