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Google patent idea hints at mobile, desktop convergence
Can a trackpad on your notebook really work like a touch screen on your phone? Google seems to think so. (Credit: US Patent and Trademark Office) In the future, your Google-powered computer could run the same apps you have on your Google-powered smartphone in a way that works with the hardware you have right now. At least that's the vision laid out in a newly-unearthed patent application picked up earlier today by Patently Apple. The patent filing, entitled "mapping trackpad operations to touch-screen events," describes a system for turning...
Published By: Crave - Wednesday, 22 February
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