Mobile

Microsoft to take over MobiComp

MobiComp may or may not be a company that you have heard of before, but this company operating out of the country of Portugal might be the next step forward for the Microsoft Multitouch revolution.
MobiComp is a company that is not very originally named, since the company focuses primarily on mobile applications. At the [...]


War of the Innovators: Stantum Pmatrix vs. Apple iPhone

The French technology giant and pioneer of Multitouch technology, Stantum Technologies is making headlines yet again. This time for its 3.5 inch Pmatrix Multitouch display prototype. Stantum came into limelight for the first time in 2002 (then known as JazzMutant) for innovating Multitouch technology, were the first to develop multitouch screen, and later the first [...]


V2R releases Active UI MultiTouch for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs

V2R today released its new Active UI MultiTouch plug-in which allows you to control all the latest V2R Active plug-ins with your finger - something which becomes even handier now, with HTC’s new biotouch display technology which is used for the HTC Touch and HTC Touch Dual.

Active UI MultiTouch adds a small and multi functional [...]


Sharp Unveils Next Gen MultiTouch LCD

Japan’s Sharp electronics a leading manufacturer of LCD’s, has revealed a new TouchScreen LCD fitted with ultra-sensitive/MultiTouch Capabilities.,
In this TouchScreen Model, each pixel carries an optical sensor eliminating the need to place a film to the panel for touch screen functions, there by providing beautiful images without losing display image quality.
In Today’s World [...]


More on LucidTouch

An Update From: PcPro.co.uk on LucidTouch
As a next step Microsoft researchers envisage a more compact prototype in which the touchpad
provides the image of the fingers without need of the clumsy webcam and boom. One suggestion involves a series
of light sensors which could map the movement of the fingers, while another involves tuning the capacitors in [...]


Researchers Crack the iPhone

A security firm has run the first remote exploits on Apple’s iPhone, proving that the widely popular smart phone is vulnerable not only to data theft but also to being turned into a remote snooping device.A trio of researchers from Independent Security Evaluators—Charlie Miller, Jake Honoroff and Joshua Mason—have created an exploit for the iPhone’s [...]


Demo’s from WorldWide Partner Conference

More than ever before, WorldWide Partner Conference was a serious demo fest with lots of cool technology shown off during the keynotes. Silverlight, Photosyth, Seadragon, Surface and more. Hats off to the WPC folks for showing off our innovations to an audience that sometimes only really gets to see (and sell) our business software. I [...]


iPhone Nano???

Just when you thought Apple couldn’t do any worse that the iPhone, comes the rumor that they are planning to release a less functional version of the iPhone based on the iPod Nano.This rumor is based on a patent application Apple submitted on July 5th for a multi-function device with a circular touchpad control surface [...]