She recognised the need to compete in a world which has been transformed by always-on touchscreen devices of all shapes and sizes.

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And training for Windows 8, even on touchscreen devices, is no piece of cake, says Stephen Landry, CIO of Seton Hall University.

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Syntellia's patented technology features such a powerful autocorrect engine that visually impaired users have been using it to type as easily as sighted people do on touchscreen devices.

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Using an alcohol-based cleaner is the best way to get all of the bacteria, but it can strip off the oleophobic (oil resistant) coating found on many touchscreen devices.

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He wants to impress on me just how amazing Windows 8 and the touchscreen mobile devices that use it, will be, while I want to explore why it has been so long since Microsoft delivered anything that makes consumers go "wow".

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