The capacitive vs. resistive touchscreen dispute has been more or less settled with the popularity of the iPhone and other lozenge-shaped touchscreen devices, but that doesn’t mean the loser has to ...

It's quite rare to come across a mobile device without a touchscreen these days. From smartphones to tablets to personal computers, touchscreen technology is used in most electronic devices. But ...

RIM have applied for a patent which details a hybrid touchscreen, combining both resistive and capacitive elements to improve accuracy as well as support multitouch, gestures and other functionality.

Research in Motion has filed for a patent for a touchscreen that combines the technology behind resistive and capacitive touchscreen displays. The scren would use a dual layer resistive panel, but the ...

With the rise of the iPhone, many handset-makers have tried to replicate Apple’s success with capacitive touchscreen displays, abandoning old technologies such as resistive touchscreens. While there ...

Freescale Semiconductor announced the industry’s first solution that combines gesture recognition on resistive screen technology and capacitive touch sensing in a single integrated circuit. This ...

Fig 1. Rohm’s BU21023/BU21024 series allows multi-touch detection in resistive touchscreens. Fig 2. David Lussey, Peratech’s CTO, demonstrates the transparency of the company’s QTC Clear material.

Remember when everything had a capacitive touchscreen, and we decided we really hated those and we wanted resistive ones that required styluses? Me neither. That’s why I’m a little puzzled as to why ...

Touchscreen phones are among the hottest phones out now, with the iPhone 3G, the Google Android G1, HTC’s Touch Diamond and the BlackBerry Storm leading the pack. But after some comparison shopping it ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) today announced the industry’s first solution that combines gesture recognition on resistive screen technology and capacitive touch ...

Touch-sensor specialists Peratech have announced their QTC Clear, a transparent version of their force-sensing touch panel which promises to bring 3D input and more to tablets, smartphones and other ...

At Nintendo's Switch press conference today, the company revealed that its upcoming gaming console will have -- wait for it -- a capacitive touch screen. This is a pretty big move for Nintendo, which ...