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Swype to Taste Ice Cream Sandwich Support Soon

Swype, the software touch keyboard that offers users the possibility to type faster than usual, is expected to deliver support for the latest flavor of Android, 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, in the very near future. In fact, the team of developers behind this application is expected to make the new flavor of the applicatio...

7 February 2012
01:35 GMT

Swype for Android to Get Ice Cream Sandwich Support in January

Swype, the popular input technology, is expected to become available for devices powered by Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system before the end of this month. Swype has just announced plans to have its virtual keyboard loaded on Android 4.0 devices, and we can expect them to make the move as...

6 January 2012
01:32 GMT

Swype Beta for Android Updated with Dragon Dictation

Swype has just announced the release of a new version of their Swype Beta application for devices running under Google’s Android operating system, with a series of new features packed inside, including Dragon Dictation. This is a voice-to-text feature that the team of developers behind the application has ma...

22 December 2011
14:41 GMT

Swype for Symbian 2.1 Beta Now Available for Download

A new version of Swype for Symbian is now available for download for the owners of Nokia devices, which a wide range of enhancements included into the mix, although it is available only in a beta flavor for the time being. Pushed out through the Nokia Beta Labs, the new Swype for Symbian 2.1 Beta is expected to gr...

8 November 2011
14:41 GMT

Nuance to Purchase Swype for Around $100 Million

Swype, the already highly popular developer of virtual keyboards, has reportedly agreed to be bought by Nuance, which will pay around $100 million for it. For those out of the loop, we should note that Swipe has developed and released a virtual keyboard for handsets that sport touchscreen displays, enabling user...

7 October 2011
03:46 GMT

Swype for Symbian Updated Version 2.0, Now in Beta

A new version of Swype for Symbian is now available for download for the owners of a handset based on S60 5th Edition and Symbian^3 platform releases, with a long list of fixes and enhancements included into the mix. The new application flavor is available only in a Beta state for the time being, so that it can ...

20 September 2011
03:51 GMT

Kyocera Milano QWERTY Android Phone Available at Sprint for $50

Kyocera seems to be the main provider of budget Android phones in the United States, as the handset manufacturer has just announced the availability of Kyocera Milano smartphone via Sprint.The handset is now available for purchase for $49.99 (excluding taxes) with a new two-year agreement or eligible upgrade and afte...

9 September 2011
14:01 GMT

Swype Beta 3.25 Now Available

Just as promised last week and again a few days ago, Swype has made available for download a new flavor of their application for Android-based devices, following the release of an exclusive flavor of the software on Sprint's Nexus S 4G handset. The new application release, Swype Beta 3.25, comes along with ...

24 August 2011
18:21 GMT

New Swype Flavor to Land on Android This Week

Owners a Nexus S 4G smartphone on the airwaves of Sprint in the United States have now the possibility to download and install a new version of Swype on their devices, and it seems that it should not be too long before other Android users have access to the new application flavor as well. Apparently, that flavor...

23 August 2011
03:18 GMT

Sprint and Swype Bring Exclusive Offer on Nexus S 4G

Owners of a Nexus S 4G smartphone on Sprint's airwaves have now the possibility to download and install on their devices a new version of the Swype keyboard, an exclusive offer available as as part of a collaboration between the two. The new flavor of the already highly popular software keyboard is available on...

16 August 2011
13:51 GMT

HTC Trace Swype-like Keyboard in HTC Sense 3.0

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a new flagship Android-based mobile phone, the HTC Sensation, which would bring to the market the recently announced HTC Sense 3.0 UI, packed with a nice load of new features and enhancements.One of the features that HTC might ha...

27 April 2011
05:32 GMT

Swype Beta for Android Supports More Screen Resolutions Now

A new version of Swype beta for Android was made available for download for users who enjoy the benefits of this input technology on their devices, with support for more screen resolutions, and with a series of bug fixes, as well as other enhancements. The new Swype beta for Android arrives as version 2.29.71.20...

12 March 2011
04:20 GMT

SwiftKey for Android Updated, Receives HD Skin and Longer Free Trial

Launched less than three months ago, the popular text prediction application for Android, Swiftkey, has just received a major update that adds a new HD skin, UI improvements and five new languages. Judging by user feedback, SwiftKey fails to get close to Swype in terms of reliability, speed and functionality. Howe...

15 December 2010
03:16 GMT

Swype for Symbian Beta Updated

Swype, the virtual keyboard that offers mobile phone users the possibility to type faster than before on the small touchscreen displays of their devices, was updated on Symbian S60 5th Edition phones.The new version of the application comes with a nice range of enhancements, and was already made available for d...

15 November 2010
14:01 GMT

Swype for Symbian^3 Now on More Handsets

Swype, the already popular virtual keyboard solution for touchscreen-enabled devices, is now available for download for even more Symbian^3-based mobile phones than before.The software solution was included in the Ovi Store not too long ago with support for the Symbian^3-based Nokia C7, and can now be downloaded and...

13 November 2010
04:44 GMT

Android Input App 8pen Is Now Free for Download

Launched last week on the Android Market, the 8Pen keyboard application has just been updated to version 1.1 and is now available as a free download, after it was initially priced at $1.50.The update implements new features that were requested by users that downloaded the application, as well as fixes for common issu...

11 November 2010
06:58 GMT

8pen Swype Alternative Launches Today

A new input method for Android touchscreen devices without a physical keyboard is about to make its debut later today. Codenamed 8pen, the app might prove to be a good alternative to Swype, which is not compatible with all Android devices at the moment.8pen aims to improve Android users’ writing experience on s...

2 November 2010
07:09 GMT

Swype Lands on Symbian^3 Nokia N8 and C7

A new application was made available for download on Symbian^3-based mobile phones (Nokia N8 and C7 included), none other than Swype, the virtual keyboard that enables users type much faster than before on the small touchscreen displays of their handsets. Already a highly popular solution on devices running under Go...

18 October 2010
08:59 GMT

New Record for Fastest Typing Set on Galaxy S with Swype

When introducing their mobile software solution, Swype did announce that it should enable handset owners type much faster than before, and the latest official Guinness World Record seems set to show exactly that. British Melissa Thompson, 27, is the one who holds the newest Guinness World Record for the fastest typi...

23 August 2010
09:41 GMT

Swype for Android Updated

Swype, the popular input method for touchscreen-enabled phones, has recently been updated. An email sent to all registered beta testers from the developer confirms that the Android version has received several enhancements and bug fixes.Swype is a software keyboard that enables rapid text entry on portable devices. I...

10 June 2010
05:13 GMT

Samsung and Swype Set New Texting World Record

Leading mobile phone maker Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) and innovative text input technology Swype announced on Monday that they managed to set a new world record when it comes to the typing of a text message on a touchscreen smartphone. According to the duo, the new Guinness World Record for ...

23 March 2010
13:51 GMT

HTC HD2 to Land at T-Mobile in Mid-March

T-Mobile customers in the United States are getting closer and closer to the released date of a high-end device on their carrier's airwaves, the HTC HD2, and the latest rumors in the area suggest that the launch of the mobile phone might be closer than expected. While T-Mobile remains at the same Spring time fr...

1 March 2010
06:46 GMT

Swype Comes to T-Mobile's Touchscreen Phones

T-Mobile USA, Inc and Swype announced recently the signing of an agreement which will result in the inclusion of Swype’s intuitive text input solution on T-Mobile touchscreen-enabled mobile phones. According to the duo, the first handset to sport the innovative text input technology is the new version of T-Mob...

11 February 2010
06:34 GMT

Nokia, Samsung Invest $5.6 Million in Swype

Swype, an innovative text input technology, announced today that it managed to secure $5.6 million in Series B financing for the further work on the integration of Swype technology in a wider range of mobile phones on the market. The company also announced that the financing was led by Nokia Growth Partners, Samsung...

15 December 2009
10:33 GMT

Samsung Omnia II Already Available from Verizon

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless announced last week that it would make the Windows Mobile 6.5-powered Samsung Omnia II available for purchase as soon as December 2 is here, and the carrier already placed the device up for grabs on its website. Expected to arrive at Big Red ever since September, the touchscreen-...

2 December 2009
15:51 GMT


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