An algorithm may then be used to switch the device to a touch sensing mode that increases the number of touch sensing cycles in a given period.

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That poor number was a touch higher than Wall Street's estimate of 4.03 million.

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Beyond the expense associated with adding a touch screen, and beyond the corporate decision to delay their inclusion, there are a number of reasons why the touch transition is years away from completion.

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