It is thus able to fine-tune them, for instance to keep power consumption low or make touch screens react faster.
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The new full touch low-end quasi-smartphones that Nokia has launched will help it compete directly with the cheap Android rivals that are infiltrating the market, thereby decreasing the pricing pressures and slowing down the decline in sales.
The Asha line of mobile phones, which not only includes feature phones but also fully touch low-end quasi-smartphones, should help it compete directly with the cheap Android rivals that are infiltrating the market, thereby decreasing the pricing pressure and slowing down the decline in sales.
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Touch technologies with high transmittance, low power consumption, multi-touch or gesture recognition will benefit the most.
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Touch has been in the marketplace for a while on Windows PCs but never took off either due to lack of a touch-optimized OS and apps, low quality quality experience of resistive touch controllers on previous devices, and in many cases the requirement for a pen versus a finger.
"I wanted the spa to be high-touch and low-tech, " Root says.
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Finland's Nokia is widely expected to become the latest handset maker to take a crack at building an iPhone killer with the debut this week of a low-cost, touch-screen phone dubbed the Nokia 5800.
James McCormick from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation stressed the importance of "light touch, low cost preventative interventions" in the community to avoid hospitalisation, as emergency care for over 70's was four times more expensive than the entire bill for free care for the elderly in Scotland.
He fastened on to an Alves ball from the right, taking a touch and slotting low past Pyatov's outstretched left hand as he went past the goal tallies of Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas in 1959-60, Barca's Brazilian Ronaldo in 1996-97 and Messi himself last season.
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The deadlock was broken by the visitors in the 50th minute when Billy Sharp set up Marc-Antoine Fortune, who took a touch and fired home low.
At least Stantum can say it has a cheap, low-power alternative to capacitive touch in clear working order, and we suppose that's all that's been asked of them.
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Only a last-ditch block from Jonathan Grounds prevented Lampard's shot providing the finishing touch to Malouda's low cross from the right.
Then, in the final minute of the half, Kalou was prevented from applying a telling touch to Malouda's low cross to the back post by a strong challenge from Briggs.
This could be why Google is expected to launch an Androidbook: to provide consumers with the best of all three worlds (low price, Android apps and a familiar touch interface).
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His first touch from Jonas Gutierrez's low pass completely wrong-footed Collins and the striker was unlucky not to score when his low strike across goal defeated Rob Green but not the woodwork.
"Just in time for the holidays, this new low pricing makes the critically acclaimed NOOK Simple Touch a terrific, affordable gift for anyone on the gift list, " said Jamie Iannone, President of Digital Products at NOOK Media LLC.
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Japan's Nikkei Stock Average climbed 3.8% to the highest level since September 2008, and the yen fell against the dollar to briefly touch a near three-year low, after Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa offered to step down three weeks before the expiration of his term.
The Baggies deserved to extend their advantage when Brunt poked Marek Cech's low centre just wide after a stunning one-touch move, but a second goal was soon forthcoming.
The Lifebook SH Series are 13.3-inch Core i5 models with 1366 x 768 non-touch panels, while the UH Series feature 13.3-inch and 14-inch models with Core i3 and i5 processors, respectively, along with 1360 x 768 non-touch panels and weighing in at a low of around 3 pounds.
Reliable touch detection provides extremely high sensitivity with very low capacitance measurement resolution, offering a highly accurate and robust solution.
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If you can't go out to the pub, or if you're feeling low because money is so tight, you just lose touch with people.
Even Concord, a low-end manufacturer, has added a one-touch autofix feature.
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Since no one can touch its infrastructure, McDonald's becomes the low-cost producer.
When the striker's low cross came in the big defender applied a marvellously delicate touch which set up fellow Scot McAllister to coolly tuck the chance away for his 10th goal of the season.
Adrian Mrowiec's low cross was played back by Templeton for Skacel to add the finishing touch to the move.
Carrick, whose range and accuracy of passing was a feature of United's play, found Giggs with a raking ball and when the veteran displayed superb touch and control to find Rooney, he scored with a low finish past Petr Cech.
Flamini, jeered roundly for the twin crimes of previously playing for Arsenal and for his horror tackle on Vedran Corluka in the first leg, almost silenced the taunts with a low drive that flew inches wide with no colleague able to apply the final touch.
Picked out by a superb low cutback from defender Javier Garrido, the midfielder controlled the ball with his first touch and then bent it inside the post from 18 yards.
Alcatel's pair of Evo tablets will find a trio of low-cost siblings later this year, as the company has just announced the One Touch Tab family of slates.
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