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Kindle Fire software update addresses responsiveness and privacy
The Kindle Fire is a very popular tablet due to its price, size and its brand recognition. However, many users have found the experience on the Kindle Fire to be lacking. Many reviews of the product point out the jerky nature of the user interface and its complete lack of privacy.There have also been reports of spotty Wi-Fi connectivity as well. If you’re experiencing these problems and are ready to give the Kindle Fire the boot, hold out for a couple more weeks. Amazon will release an update that is designed to fix the worst problems customers are having with the Kindle Fire.
Multi-touch support coming to Ubuntu with version 10.10
It looks like Ubuntu users will soon be able to touch, tap, swipe and more as multi-touch support is expected to begin arriving with the next update, Ubuntu 10.10. And for anyone familiar with the version number of Ubuntu, that 10.10 translates into October 2010. But that aside, it looks like the support will be more »
Adobe fires against iPad: HP Slate is where it is at
Adobe has come out swinging in support of the HP Slate, that other tablet we’ve been seeing since January. The HP Slate runs Windows 7 and handles Flash, a common slag against Apple’s tablet, the iPad. In a new video by Adobe, the HP Slate is shown off doing some cooling things, all the time more »
Nexus One gets official multitouch support in latest update
Whoa… a company… that listens to what the people want… and gives it to them in a timely manner? That’s unheard of! But Google has done it. Last month, people were so disappointed with the fact that the Nexus One didn’t support multitouch, that hackers worked furiously to get it on there. And multitouch was more »
Displax comes up with a technology, virtually turns any surface into a multitouch screen
A Portuguese company has come up with a technology called the projective capacitive touchscreen. Unlike the typical multitouch screen on your gadgets, this touchscreen is a thinner-than-paper polymer film that when applied to glass, plastic or wood turns the surface interactive. Due to the nature of the polymer film, it can even be applied on more »
Nexus One gets hacked with Multitouch support
At hardly two weeks old, the Nexus One has received its first native hack. And this hack enables the one feature that everyone felt the Google Phone was missing, multitouch. For now, this multitouch support is only for the native Nexus One browser but soon could be more. Virtuoso Android hacker Cyanogen, creator of this more »
3M unveils multitouch monitor with 10 points of recognition
Most multitouch displays you’ll find right now are built right into computers, whether they be all-in-ones or laptops. There’s little for those who prefer to buy tower PCs, or even (gasp) build their own. To help those consumers and professionals who might want or need multitouch, 3M is releasing its a multitouch monitor. The monitor more »
Two-finger multi-touch? How about ten
If your not tired of tablets yet, here is something that is not quite a tablet, but is much better than all of them. Ok, well not better in all aspects, just one. This display from 3M is the newest in multitouch technology. Instead of just two fingers like all other mutitouch boasting technology, this more »
Google misses the boat on multitouch for Nexus One
The Nexus One has been all over the news lately with the leaked photos and such by Google employees. And all the things we have learned so far, have been mostly positive. Very thin, Android 2.1, iPhone killer, etc etc… But what we really haven’t heard is any downsides to this new phone. And I more »
Multitouch comes to Dell laptop in time for the holidays?
In the still of the night, Dell quietly gave the nod to the Studio 17 laptop addition to the touchscreen lineup. The laptop features multi-touch gestures for manipulating the screen as well as its own set of touch-enabled applications. The laptop is expected to ship next month for $899. The base Studio 17 received high more »















