Will we have more touch-control or touch-interface or that kind of thing? Yes."

VOA: standard.2010.04.03

The hip new e-mail app is an alternative interface for Gmail accounts (yes, it only works with Gmail).

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So, yes, in some contexts, buttons and other administrative debris of the traditional interface have run their course.

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