BusinessWeek's Spencer Ante on Verizon Wireless' new touchscreen device--the Droid phone, which runs on Google's Android system--and the wireless carrier's strategy.
Microsoft's support for a wide range of iPhone-like touch gestures in its Windows 7 operating system gives software developers freedom to focus on the creative aspects of touch rather than the mechanics. That should help touch move into the mainstream
The original BlackBerry Storm, released a year ago, was marred by poor execution of its touch screen. The new Storm 2's may swing the balance away from physical keyboards. It's no longer worthwhile to put up with a tiny display or a clumsy slider design.
On the heels of its earnings report, Apple announces major product updates to its consumer notebook and desktop PC lines, setting the table for the holidays
Win 7 has a lot in common with the reviled Vista. By eliminating the sluggishness and annoying quirks of Vista and taking cues from the better ideas in the Mac OS X interface--an old OS tradition--Win 7 is slick and pleasant to use where Vista was clunky.
Towers Perrin Managing Director Dave Guilmette on why employee health-care costs will rise in 2010, what this means for employees, and how companies are trying to rein in those costs.
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