Calafia was the first restaurant to test Presto, putting the handheld computer on nearly every table in June. Now, after the successful trial, chains across the country are signing on.

Microsoft Surface: Behind-the-Scenes First Look The software giant has built a new touchscreen computer—a coffee table that will change the world.

Lenovo’s latest IdeaCentre computer looks a bit like an all-in-one desktop PC with a touchscreen display. But the Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC has another trick up its sleeve: It’s ...

Tabletop computer screens that take menu orders, accept payments by credit card and let diners play videogames are about to get much more common, changing how waiters and restaurant guests interact.

Sharetable is all about simplifying interactions around a computer. Instead of having two people grappling for control, with awkward exchanges of mouse and keyboard and adjustments of screen ...

Microsoft Corp. has taken the wraps off "Surface," a coffee table-shaped computer that responds to touch and to special bar codes attached to everyday objects. The machines, which Microsoft ...

BERKELEY — Preschoolers learn a lot from computers, but at UC Berkeley, the tables have been turned: Researchers are studying kids to find out how to make computers smarter.