LINUX NETBOOKS TO GET MULTI-TOUCH SUPPORT

Netbooks running Linux will soon be able to support multi-touch gestures thanks to a new technology developed by Synaptics. Synaptics drivers were only available for Windows systems with supported touchpads up until now. But the just launched Synaptics Gesture Suite Linux (SGS-L) works with a variety of Linux distributions including SUSE, Ubuntu, Xandros, Fedora and Red Flag. The new driver will