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5. What can users do on the phone now that the software developers set to work on multitouch applications?

Nowadays software developers set to work on multitouch applications. By doing this in the software development of mobile phones, users can play virtual musical instruments and games.

What is the next move of Immersion, according to its general manager of touch business, Craig Vachon?

According to Craig Vachon, Immersion's general manager of touch business, the next move is to develop a phone that can deliver a physical sensation based on the position of a finger on a touch screen. One application would be a touch-screen keyboard that feels like a traditional keyboard, so that users could more easily distinguish exactly where each key begins and ends. The idea would be to help users avoid errant taps on the screen and the resulting garbled messages.

What factor is taken into account when France's Gameloft SA released a Terminator Salvation game for the iPhone to coincide with the release of the movie with the same title?