multitouch

Multi-touch, Windows Phone 7-powered handset from Sony Ericsson

Published on: 21st June, 2010

According to an unofficial Chinese report, Sony Ericsson is currently working on a brand new Windows Phone 7-based handset. The company’s smartphone, also known under the codename Julie, seems to be very similar in size to Xperia X10; it could also have the same 4-inch capacitive touchscreen, but offering support for multi-touch. Sony Ericsson’s new [...]

Multi-touch BlackBerry OS 6.0 may come out early

Published on: 24th April, 2010

The first screens and features of the new BlackBerry OS 6.0 have recently leaked. The OS seems to be touch-aware and it also supports multi-touch with pinch-to-zoom and other gestures as well, including the photo viewer and the browser. BlackBerry OS 6.0 benefits from momentum-based scrolling and also a tap-to-hold context menu; this makes the [...]

Multi-touch LCD and widescreens by Lenovo

Published on: 29th March, 2010

Lenovo has presented three LCD monitors, all of them having 1,080-pixel resolution, the 21.5-inch L2261, 23-inch L2361p, and 23.6-inch L2461x models. The 23.6-inch device is one of the first multi-touch-capable monitors of Lenovo. This high-end model sports built-in speakers, four USB ports, a 2-megapixel camera and a microphone. It has a fast panel with a [...]

Multi-touch screen for Pioneer DJ mixers

Published on: 14th March, 2010

Pioneer intends to improve DJ mixers technology by launching new devices in addition to the DJM line. The DJM-2000 uses a 5.8-inch LCD to provide control better control over the sound than it would be possible when using buttons. At its basic level, musicians are allowed to put up a series of custom interfaces in [...]

Multi-touch and visual multitasking for Symbian^3

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

Symbian has opened its Mobile World Congress introductions with the presentation of Symbian^3. The new operating system, as expected from its previews, includes multi-touch, single-tap actions where they are possible and a set of home screens with widgets. A unique feature is a visual multitasking system allowing users to bring up views of active applications [...]

Apple may have pressured Google to drop multi-touch for Nexus One

Published on: 22nd January, 2010

The latest Windows Weekly episode gives some hints that Apple may have put some pressure on Google and HTC in order to make them drop multi-touch for Nexus One. Co-host Leo Laporte claims that Apple “politely” asked Google to omit support on the US territory for concerns regarding its patent portfolio. Apple is supposed to [...]