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 ...

As I've noted here before, I am not among the true believers who are convinced that adding multi-touch support to Windows 7 PCs is going to spur sales. To me, touch still seems more like a novelty ...

Last month I had a chance to see a quick demo of Microsoft’s new Touch Pack for Windows 7. This collection of a half-dozen multi-touch-enabled programs won’t be available for download by Windows ...

Windows 7 was designed to leverage new, cutting edge interfaces and input mechanisms like touchscreens. Unfortunately, some of the cooler stuff that Microsoft developed for the touchscreen interface ...

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 ...

Browsing with your finger in Windows 7 is going to be a different experience across each browser and Windows 7 system. As demonstrated in this GBM Shortcut video, the experience will be based upon 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 ...

The gang over at Gizmodo had the chance to try out Windows 7 on an HP TouchSmart PC to see if the new touch features are any good. Gizmodo ran a good number of tests and filmed each one to show the ...

Much was made of the touch functionality built into Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, but the fingertip Windows experience hasn't exactly captured the imagination of either developers or end ...

Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on ...

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 ...

Touch-screen notebooks are nothing new, especially in the realm of handheld smartphones and PDAs, but due to disappointing hardware and the lack of OS support, they’ve remained a small market niche ...