If it turns out that Chambers was the one with the Bacharach touch that took Robbie to the top of the charts, it will be bad news for the singer.

BBC: Robbie Williams

It is considered terribly bad luck even to touch these volumes, but some of the less superstitious librarians can be persuaded to retrieve them.

BBC: The Channel Islands�� surviving lore

At the same time, the adoption of in-cell technology is bad news for makers of conventional touch panels used in many smartphone screens now.

WSJ: Apple's Next iPhone Has Thinner Screen, Better Display Quality

The market in portable touch-screen devices has been dominated by news -- good and bad -- about Apple's new iPhone.

CNN: In touch with the digital age

In London almost everything is labeled 'You mustn't touch, ' and though the label is invisible, it's just as bad, because you know it's there, or if you don't you jolly soon get told.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Five Children and It'

Problems included a penchant for picking up dirt and fingerprints (the price you pay for a beautiful glossy face, we suppose), a cramped nav key layout with the tricky touch-sensitive Navi Wheel front and center, audio performance that wasn't bad but was expected to be far better in light of the dedicated DSP, and a "shovel"-like feel in the hand, a symptom of the phone's generous dimensions.

ENGADGET: Nokia N96 gets in-depth review months ahead of release

This is bad news for people who have an iPhone 3G or 3GS, an iPod touch or the original iPad.

WSJ: The Digital Solution: Letting Your Fingers Do the Photo Editing

Not bad, considering the current-gen 13-inch MacBook Air weighs 2.96 pounds even without a touch panel.

ENGADGET: Toshiba KIRAbook hands-on (video) Hands-on