Sunday, January 13, 2013

Touchscreen proliferation could open desktop to Android

The takeaway for PCs from CES 2013 last week is that touchscreens are coming and they're coming fast to computers running Microsoft Windows.

That's good news for Windows 8, which is optimized for touch; but it could be good news for Google, too, because it makes it easier for the Search Goliath to move its Android mobile operating system into Microsoft's golden territory: the computer desktop.

Intel made it clear in Las Vegas that it solidly supports touchscreens coming to PCs by requiring the technology in any future notebook computer that wants the name Ultrabook.

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Lenovo C540 all-in-one

Computer makers at the show also touted touch in what's become a popular PC form factor among consumers: the all-in-one computer. For example, Lenovo trotted out its new, sleek C540 all in one, which has a touchscreen option.

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