Spurred on by the release of Windows 7 and new hardware, Colgrove forecasts that the number of touch notebooks sold could rise from today’s 2 to 3 percent of the market to as much as 10 percent in ...

Before Windows 7’s arrival, touchscreen support wasn’t part of the Windows operating system itself. Instead, all-in-one PC vendors resorted to stopgaps ranging from elegant (HP’s growing TouchSmart ...

While current netbooks are already rapidly capturing the attention and credit cards of savvy travelers, the addition of multi-touch support in Windows 7 could be the spark that sets off a firestorm of ...

Windows 7's multitouch interface uses the Microsoft Surface technology to provide users with a more natural way to interact directly with computing devices Microsoft demonstrated its multitouch ...

The touch interface has arrived on smartphones, thanks largely to the iPhone. But it hasn't found much mainstream success on the PC despite years of trying. The imminent arrival of Windows 7, which ...

It's always nice when Microsoft releases something useful for free. If you're one of those folks who took the bold step of buying a multi-touch PC or laptop (like the ...

Something you haven’t heard a great deal about in Windows 7 is the added support for touch user interfaces. The touch interface was demonstrated at the 2008 PDC conference but the presenters didn’t go ...

Microsoft launched the Touch Pack for Windows 7 last year to help showcase some of the touchscreen capabilities of Windows 7. But it was only available to OEMs, which meant that if your computer ...

One Kevin C. Tofel of jkOnTheRun reports that the price to upgrade from Windows 7 Starter Edition on new netbooks has dropped. He also takes the opportunity to reiterate a criticism which is not ...

With details about Windows 7 about to be unveiled at PDC2008, it looks like some OEMs are beginning to let slip some info about their devices that are going to incorporate the touch capabilities ...