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CNET.co.uk has 54 stories on touchscreen
Apple 'niche player' in touchscreen phones
News While Apple's iPhone may be the first device most people call to mind when they think of a touch-interface mobile, the 3G device is still lagging behind in the touchscreen sales stakes. According to a report from analysts ABI Research, Samsung and...
Tags: research, cent, sales, samsung
11 September 2008, 9:00
News.blog: Apple tries slider-style iPhone?
News The lack of a hardware keyboard is said to be a detriment for business users who are hooked on their BlackBerrys and the iPhone's touchscreen keyboard certainly does take some getting used to in the first couple of weeks.
Tags: iphone, buttons, hardware, style
2 July 2008, 9:00
Photos: Futuristic PCs think out of the beige box
News The Yuno, another finalist, is not only "a mug for your morning beverage, it is also a touchscreen display for only the information you want to see, so you are not bound to a desktop during your morning routine".
Tags: fantasy, entry, human, shape
20 June 2008, 8:57
News.blog: Mozilla shows off Firefox Mobile
News Designed for touchscreen interfaces -- not multitouch, like the iPhone -- the mobile Firefox browser opens up to reveal a bookmarks list and a 'plus' button to open a new window. The buzz about Firefox these days might be focused on the impending...
Tags: mozilla, firefox, window, iphone
13 June 2008, 9:32
Photos: Google's Android software on display
News The notification service is available through a single button click on the phone's touchscreen. Google demonstrated its Android mobile phone software on Wednesday at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco.
Tags: man, contact, engineering, maps
29 May 2008, 9:11
BlackBerry avoiding touchscreen bandwagon
News The new BlackBerry Bold may have been touted as an 'iPhone killer' despite its use of the familiar Qwerty keyboard, but manufacturer RIM is refusing to be drawn on rumours that a touchscreen BlackBerry is in the offing.
Tags: keyboard, iphone, blackberry, flip
15 May 2008, 8:37
Photos: US mobiles show off at CTIA
News The 3G Instinct SPH-M800 has a touchscreen interface, is 12mm thin and has a healthy feature set, including the so-called Visual Voicemail seen on Apple's iPhone and two batteries, each of which is good for 5.75 hours of talk time.Credit: Sprint
Tags: credit, nokia, windows mobile, iphone
3 April 2008, 10:06
Asus Eee 900 could sport touchscreen
News The upcoming second iteration of Asus's popular Eee PC could sport a touchscreen, reports have suggested. Eee-enthusiasts have been modifying the laptop to include touchscreen technology for some months now, but that feature has not yet been...
27 March 2008, 8:54
Photos: High-tech cars shine at NY auto show
News Its LCD touchscreen serves to control the stereo and climate. The event is open to the public through Sunday, 30 March. Hyundai is quickly following the introduction of its Genesis Coupe concept from the 2007 Los Angeles auto show with this...
Tags: stereo, hard drive, country, class
26 March 2008, 10:02
News.blog: Windows Mobile update due on 1 April
News But next year, Microsoft is expected to take a nod from Apple's OS X and release a touchscreen-oriented user interface as part of Windows Mobile 7. Microsoft is getting ready to take the wraps off the latest version of Windows Mobile, according to...
Tags: address, windows mobile, las vegas, debut
26 March 2008, 9:21
Photos: High tech travel in Ford's taxi
News Central to the new features is a 13-inch touchscreen that offers control over entertainment and navigation options, including video and music selections and a scroll of news, weather and sports headlines.
Tags: driver, connect, credit, auto
21 March 2008, 8:00
News.blog: Apple to design clamshell iPhone?
News The key to this design is having touchscreen capabilities on both the top and bottom of the phone when it's open. It's quite possible that Apple could be considering other form factors for future generations of iPhones, but I wonder how the...
Tags: iphone, touchscreen, patent, clamshell
18 March 2008, 9:17
Photos: Apple debuts iPhone 'software road map'
News Forstall demonstrates an application called Touch FX, which lets users add effects to a photo using a finger on the iPhone touchscreen. Here are are some photos to help you feel like you were on Apple's guest list for the official launch of the...
Tags: networks, jobs, president, iphone
7 March 2008, 9:49
News.blog: Windows 7 to get hands on
News Microsoft has already hinted that iPhone-like gestures are a part of the next Windows, and Gates said that touchscreen is likely to be the most broadly appealing of the new interfaces. I still don't know much about what Windows 7 will do or what it...
Tags: machines, terms, hand, speech
20 February 2008, 9:14
Top topics ring in Mobile World Congress
News Phone manufacturers and OS makers alike are probably feeling more than a little bashful about their comparatively clumsy efforts up to now so expect lots of talk about user interfaces, slicker design and of course touchscreen technology.
Tags: ads, dedicated, manufacturers, tech
8 February 2008, 9:31


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