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 ...

Touchscreen laptops are more expensive, prone to costly repairs if damaged, and can drain battery life faster due to constant digitizer activity. The quality of touchscreens varies widely, with budget ...

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install programs ...

If you are tired of Windows 8 and 8.1, which pointlessly forced on consumers a touch-screen interface when most PCs lacked touch screens, take heart. Even Microsoft has figured out that Windows 8 is a ...