6 posts and columns on touchscreens

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New BlackBerry Software Not Friendly With Older Touchscreens

in News on August 4, 2010 at 11:08 am PT

BlackBerry introduced a new operating system Tuesday that is designed to work better with touchscreens, which are increasingly popular on smartphones. But in the list of older phones compatible with this touchscreen-friendly system, two devices are conspicuously absent: BlackBerry’s own older touchscreen phones.

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Apple Drives Chip Sales, Too

in News on July 14, 2010 at 11:00 am PT

The popularity of Apple’s new iPad and iPhone has driven up sales for the Cupertino, Calif.-based company, but it’s not only Apple that’s celebrating. Asian component makers — those that make chips and touch-screens used in Apple’s devices and other similiar gadgets — say they are having a tough time meeting orders thanks in part to stronger-than-expected demand for smartphones and tablet PCs.

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CES: Synaptics CEO Says Tablet Adoption Will Take Time

in News on January 8, 2010 at 4:30 am PT

Earlier today I spoke with Synaptics CEO Tom Tiernan. We met in Synaptics’ temporary conference room deep inside the South Hall of the convention center.

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App Watch: Apps as Parenting Tools

in News on December 28, 2009 at 2:10 pm PT

IPhones with their shiny touch screens have quickly captivated small kids as well as adults. Parents are catching and are creating apps just for them. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Duck Duck Moose is one such company. Caroline Hu Flexer founded it with her husband, a software engineer, and a friend, a designer, a little over a year ago, after seeing how much her oldest daughter was interested in the device.

iPhoneBook?

in News on March 9, 2009 at 7:16 am PT

What are Apple’s intentions in the fledgling Netbook market? More than what the company is letting on, if a report in today’s Commercial Times is to be believed. The daily Chinese-language financial newspaper claims that Wintek has been tapped to manufacture touchscreens for a device targeted at the category.
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iPhoneBook?

in News on March 9, 2009 at 7:16 am PT

What are Apple’s intentions in the fledgling Netbook market? More than what the company is letting on, if a report in today’s Commercial Times is to be believed. The daily Chinese-language financial newspaper claims that Wintek has been tapped to manufacture touchscreens for a device targeted at the category.
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