The iPad, iPhone and iPod touch could have to be pulled from stores in the US just as the company releases the iPad to the public, after a Taiwanese company has claimed that the Cupertino based company is breaking one of its patents. 

According...

A Portuguese company is hoping to transform our landscape and environment into one big touchscreen if they have their way, with a new technology debuting in Amsterdam.

Called projective capacitive touchscreen technology, the tech has the ability...

There's been a lot of interest in Synaptics' futuristic "Fuse" interface for touch-based control of smartphones, although figuring out how it works in practice from just text and images isn't that easy.

That's why we've managed to dig out a...

Synaptics first talked to us about the "Fuse" touchphone concept in December last year, and a month on has now got a working proof of concept to show off at CES in Las Vegas.

We were in the right room at the right time to have a play.

The...

Touchpad manufacturer Synaptics has announced the beta launch of its Scrybe gesture workflow software that will see future - and existing - PCs getting Mac-like gesture controls and more.

Expanding on the initial touchpad navigation trends...

Known for pushing innovations in human interface solutions, Synaptic's announcement of the Fuse concept mobile phone, developed with global partners Texas Instruments, Immersion, TheAlloy, and The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), hints that the future of touch-based...

The currently popular netbook might have to make way for small, portable touch tablet PCs following the news that one of the biggest names in the industry has announced an 8-inch touchscreen suitable for such devices.

Synaptics, one of the...

Touchscreen phones are likely to get even more touchy feely if one of the major providers of the technology has its way.

Synaptics, one of the largest touchscreen makers in the industry, has announced its latest touchscreen technology offering,...

Apple is facing a new patent infringement lawsuit over touchscreens. Taiwanese company Elan Microelectronics has sued Apple via a San Francisco court.

"We couldn't find a common viewpoint with Apple, so we decided we had to take action",...