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iPad Split-Keyboard Has Hidden Buttons

Did you know that with the latest major iOS update from Apple your iPad can now bring up a split-virtual-keyboard on screen? If you did, there’s another thing about that keyboard that you might have missed. The iPad’s new split keyboard also has “phantom buttons” for people who are used to ty...

6 February 2012
07:29 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

SwiftKey X and SwiftKey Tablet X for Android Reach Version 2.2

New versions of the SwiftKey X and SwiftKey Tablet X applications for devices running under Google's Android operating system are now available for download, bringing along a new, more appealing touchscreen typing experience. The new version 2.2 of these apps includes a faster, artificially intelligent languag...

18 November 2011
03:53 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

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

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

Swype Beta for Android Updated, Download Here

Swype Beta for Android, the virtual keyboard that enables users to type much faster on the small screens of their mobile phones, has been recently updated to version 2.10.52.13753 with a nice range of enhancements. According to the development team, there are some great improvements included in the new release, amon...

12 November 2010
12:11 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

Swype for Android Beta Gets Updated

Swype for Android, the highly popular mobile solution that offers users the possibility to type faster than before, has just been updated to a new beta flavor. The new flavor comes only via the beta channel, and is not meant for those who got Swype pre-loaded on their smartphones. Those who are already using the bet...

13 September 2010
03:59 GMT

Google Search Virtual Keyboard Now Live for 35 Languages

People started spotting a virtual keyboard on Google Search for several languages last week and it didn’t take long for Google to finish testing and the roll-out. The company is officially announcing the feature, which is now live for 35 languages. This will enable users to type in queries even if their real ke...

30 April 2010
03:31 GMT

Palm Pre Sees Three New Apps

Palm Pre mobile phone users have another reason to rejoice, as three new applications have been recently added to the App Catalog, the application portal that includes software solutions developed for the operating system running on their handsets, the Palm webOS. While the list of apps available at the moment for th...

15 August 2009
05:46 GMT

More Info on the T-Mobile G2/HTC Sapphire Surface

According to the latest news on the Web, the recently leaked photos of the HTC Sapphire, which is expected to come to the market in the form of T-Mobile G2, are real. That means that the device we saw there, minus the keyboard, of course, is indeed heading towards us. Moreover, some say that we won’t wait too l...

23 January 2009
13:17 GMT

The Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard

Some might say that there will be a day when we'll no longer need keyboards like the one we're using everyday with our computers. And it might be completely true, especially after taking a good look at new input devices created to replace the old-fashioned keyboards – the Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keybo...

1 December 2008
06:39 GMT

Free iPhone Text Messaging

It's always exciting to use various methods to send text messages or call someone on their cell for free. Whatever the implications, people will go for anything. This time around, iPhone owners are given the chance to send and receive free texts simply by adding an address next to the phone number.Although this ...

1 July 2008
10:24 GMT

New Virtual Keyboard Imagined by Nokia

Nokia keeps on filing patent applications with the clear intention to make future improvements in the way users interact with mobile phones. After a patent filed in December 2007 for a 2 in 1 keypad idea, now the Finnish company has another keyboard-related idea, but this time we are talking about a virtual one (the ...

25 January 2008
13:31 GMT


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