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Apple's Touchpad and Mouse Clicks Merge
gearlog.com - 10/15/2008
Apple's Touchpad and Mouse Clicks Merge
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It's a move only Apple could pull off: the touchpad on its new Macbooks is now one with the mouse click button--and there are other cool features, too. The touchpad's surface is 39 percent larger, to accommodate the built-in left mouse button. You can't imagine how seamless it is; you ...

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Notes of interest from Apple's MacBook event
AppleInsider — ... a switch and trigger the new mode. Instead, changing energy preferences to favor either better battery life (with the GeForce 9400M) or faster performance (with the 9600M GT) prompts the notebook's owner to log out and back in for the change to take effect. It's not known whether disconnecting or reattaching power makes the switch automatically. On the upside, however, the glass trackpad has brought about a major overhaul of Apple's control options for its multi-touch gestures. As tested by Gearlog earlier on Tuesday, the surface is now much more customizable: long-time ...

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