Editor’s Note: This story is excerpted from Computerworld. For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld’s Macintosh Knowledge Center. The laptop trackpad has come a long way since Apple Inc. pioneered ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laptops have shipped with various pointing devices over the decades. Built-in trackball mice were once quite popular, but there's ...

While Microsoft has decided to implement a touch-based interface in Windows 8.1 (much to the ire of many Windows users), Apple has avoided this potential disaster and instead developed excellent ...

It's old and battered, but it still works. Even upside-down. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac If you have a low desk, or you just hate bending your wrists back, then you might consider turning your ...

Apple's new Magic Trackpad offers desktop Mac users a multitouch trackpad alternative to the mouse, designed to match its super slim aluminum keyboard. The Magic Trackpad follows Apple's introduction ...

The iPad Pro adds augmented reality upgrades and a real trackpad, while the MacBook Air gets that keyboard we've wanted. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, ...

With the introduction of Magic Trackpad 2 and Magic Mouse 2, Apple offers two solid upgrades to its peripheral accessory lineup, but in our estimation only one is worthy of the "magic" moniker. The ...

Laptops have shipped with various pointing devices over the decades. Built-in trackball mice were once quite popular, but there's also that weird rubber nub that's now a hallmark of Lenovo ThinkPad ...