The G1's Deepest, Darkest Secret: Hidden Multitouch

Some resourceful folks at the #android IRC channel and RyeBrye, after realizing that the G1's Synaptic touch screen might be able to handle multiple inputs, say they managed to re-enable some commented-out code in the phone's touchscreen driver and log some multitouch gestures. The lack of multitouch in the first Android phone was a minor disappointment, albeit an understandable one — encroaching on Apple's software patent territory probably wasn't on the top of Google's to-do list. But this wouldn't be the first time HTC has released a phone with hidden multitouch, and it is without a doubt the most intriguing.

http://gizmodo.com/5091705/the-g1s-d...den-multitouch