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The touchpad or trackpad on a laptop keyboard is convenient to use when you're on the road or sitting in a tight space. Those tiny tables in coffee shops and airports don't leave a lot of room for a ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

A laptop's touchpad is highly customizable, and it enables a mobile professional to get work done without needing a flat surface for an attachable mouse. By default, Windows 7 sets the touchpad and ...

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If you're looking for a more customized experience when using the touchpad on your Windows laptop, check out some of our ...

A good notebook computer needs a good touchpad, but some folks prefer a mouse. Foxconn has a possible solution for people that don’t want to carry a separate mouse: a touchpad that you can eject from ...

When your laptop’s touchpad stops responding to your fingers, you’ve got a problem. Have you ever tried to use a Windows PC without a mouse, touchpad, or other pointing device? It’s all but impossible ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

ASUS was rather cryptic about this little peripheral with its "It'll move you" teaser, but now we get it. Dubbed the VivoMouse, ASUS claims this to be the world's first mouse-and-touchpad hybrid, and ...

Have problems with your Windows or Surface laptop where the mouse cursor keeps jumping as if it’s trying to evade a cat, when you do not touch the touchpad? That’s an issue that could make the device ...

Does anyone know of a way to automatically turn off the touchpad on a notebook (XPS 1330 specifically in my case) when I have my bluetooth mouse on? I'm getting better at avoiding tapping thumbs on ...