touchscreen
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Before The iPhone Launched, Android Didn’t Support Touchscreens
It’s virtually impossible to imagine now, but back when the iPhone was launched in 2007, Google wasn’t planning to make Android for touchscreen devices. Revealed in court documents that form part of the current Apple-Samsung legal argument, a Google report explains that Android “was designed with the presence of discrete physical buttons as an assumption.
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Apple Patent Supports Rumours Of Pressure-Sensitive Touchscreens
Over the weekend, Bloomberg reported that Apple was working on enhanced sensors capable of detecting different levels of pressure. Now, an Apple patent for pressure-sensitive touchscreens could lend that rumour some credence.
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Eliminate Touchscreen Lag From The Surface With This Tiny Hack
Now that hackers have sunk their teeth well and truly into the Microsoft Surface RT, loads of things are being probed, including lag. Apparently, with a tiny registry edit, you can speed up the Surface RT and eliminate touch lag. Here’s how.
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Intel’s New Ultrabook Design Has A Touchscreen
It’s only running Windows 7 at the moment, but marry this to Windows 8, and would you even need a tablet?