x-pert
01-10-2009, 10:03 AM
By Murad Ahmed and Mike Harvey
January 09, 2009 08:40am
MICROSOFT has developed a touchscreen operating system that could signal the end of the computer mouse.
Windows 7, a test version of which will be available from today, is part of Microsoft's attempts to restore its reputation for innovation and to catch up with Apple, whose touch-screen iPhone has been a huge success.
Microsoft says the new version of its software could revolutionise the way we use computers, The Australian (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24889993-5013404,00.html) reports, paving the way for touch-screen monitors in every home. About a billion people around the world use Windows software.
Users will be able to perform simple tasks such as selecting a folder without using a mouse, and write on the screen with a stylus or finger.
The new Windows system also has a multi-touch feature that will allow more than one person to manipulate objects on the screen simultaneously.
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6432956,00.jpg
Read more:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,24890682-5014239,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,24889473-5014239,00.html
Windows 7 beta delayed: http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,24894615-5014239,00.html
January 09, 2009 08:40am
MICROSOFT has developed a touchscreen operating system that could signal the end of the computer mouse.
Windows 7, a test version of which will be available from today, is part of Microsoft's attempts to restore its reputation for innovation and to catch up with Apple, whose touch-screen iPhone has been a huge success.
Microsoft says the new version of its software could revolutionise the way we use computers, The Australian (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24889993-5013404,00.html) reports, paving the way for touch-screen monitors in every home. About a billion people around the world use Windows software.
Users will be able to perform simple tasks such as selecting a folder without using a mouse, and write on the screen with a stylus or finger.
The new Windows system also has a multi-touch feature that will allow more than one person to manipulate objects on the screen simultaneously.
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6432956,00.jpg
Read more:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,24890682-5014239,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,24889473-5014239,00.html
Windows 7 beta delayed: http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,24894615-5014239,00.html