I see it often. Hardworking professionals in cafés, airports, or parks hunched over a laptop while carefully dragging their fingers over their PC’s trackpad to navigate some email, project, or alert ...

Motorola is launching its first new Android tablet in years (in the US) with the Moto Pad set to go on sale later this month, but pricing is a mystery for now. Motorola hasn’t released a new Android ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Did you swipe your fingers across the touchpad only to find the cursor not responding to your gestures? This problem happens when the touchpad is ...

The retro animation-inspired FPS Mouse: P.I. For Hire will launch on April 16, and Fumi Games and PlaySide Studios have revealed their plans for the various digital and physical versions of the game.

You won't always want to (or be able to) use a mouse with a laptop, and whether you call it a touchpad or a trackpad, it'll be your best friend in piloting your computer. Using a touchpad isn't as ...

Q: What can I do to make the mouse pad on my laptop work better? A: If your laptop’s mouse pad (a.k.a. the trackpad or touchpad) has started acting up, it’s not uncommon. If it’s smooth and accurate ...

Apple was the first to truly popularize the touchpad (or trackpad, as Apple calls it), and most importantly, make it good. Over the years, the company enhanced the experience with a handful of ...

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Today, Framework announced the second-gen ...

Most desktop computers are designed for keyboard and mouse input. Most laptops have a built-in touchpad. But it’s surprisingly difficult to find a good touchpad that’s designed for use in a desktop ...

For years, I never used the extra buttons on the side of my mouse, and mostly just viewed them as a nuisance. Too often I’d click them by accident and trigger some unwanted action, like navigating ...

To improve Android’s capabilities on laptops and tablets, Google is adding more advanced touchpad settings. An upcoming update introduces a customizable three-finger tap gesture for actions like ...