Calvin Hennick is a freelance journalist who specializes in business and technology writing. He is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. “The primary use cases we are observing are ...

Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are helping industrial organizations to get smarter by creating connections between their IT and operational technology (OT) environments. Touch screens, as ...

Thanks to a handful of emerging technologies, virtual touch-screen keyboards are getting closer to the feel of real electromechanical keyboards. Enhancements such as tactile feedback and surfaces that ...

As cars go electric and get more technologically advanced, their interiors are increasingly being built around prominent dashboard touch screens. Nearly every automaker has been moving controls for ...

To the editor: Bring buttons back to cars? Why? (“Bring buttons and dials back to new cars. Touch screens distract drivers,” editorial, March 28) Touch-screens can be distracting, but they are just a ...

With Windows 8, Microsoft is bringing touch-screen interaction from tablets and smartphones to traditional PCs. Many Windows 8 ultrabooks and tablet/laptop hybrids include touch, and some desktop ...

Over the past decade or so, the rise of touchscreen devices—your smartphones, tablets, and their ilk—has been amazing to watch. In less than a generation's time, they've gone from digital novelty ...

If you bought a brand-new car just 10 years ago, you'd have gotten a vehicle with many buttons, dials, and even a couple of stalks across the dashboard. If you have a more premium car, you might've ...