Sony's new phone takes the 'touch' out of 'touchscreen'

What do you call a touchscreen phone you don't touch? The Sony Xperia Sola. Mashable reports that the latest Android smartphone from Sony features "floating touch" navigation, which will let you browse the web without pressing your grubby fingers to the screen. CNET UK's Rick Trenholm praised the ability to browse while eating KFC without having to "bust out a moist towelette after every thigh," but others kept their "meh" game tight. "Think I would find it annoying," wrote commenter Corinna Welbourn. She might seem touchy, but it seems her response is the norm.

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