Fleksy’s iOS keyboard app SDK is now available to all developers, increasing the potential to bring a better typing experience to your iOS device.…
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Typo’s response to BlackBerry lawsuit: We’re still launching at CES
Typo, the Ryan Seacrest-backed keyboard startup, intends to defend itself against patent infringement allegations from BlackBerry and will be officially launching its iPhone keyboard accessory at CES this week.…
Read MoreMicrosoft looks for input
The Surface's ability to support multiple input modes and to run software designed for anything from keyboard, to touch, to game-controller input will enable Microsoft to tap existing networks of developers already working in multiple related ecosystems, none more important than the Xbox ecosystem. If Xbox games can easily be ported from console to tablet without needing to be rewritten for multitouch input the Surface could prove to be a very popular portable gaming device, and Microsoft will have a vast installed base of potential users to market to.…
Read MoreIs a tablet with a keyboard really a tablet?
After debuting at January's Consumer Electronics Show, the ASUS Eee Pad Slider is nearing a release. An Australian blogger has one of the first units and shares his impressions. I'm not sold that many folks will want the extra weight and bulk of an integrated keyboard.…
Read MoreWith 50M installs, Swype matures for phones, tablets
Swype, a popular third-party Android keyboard, improves to version 3.0 with tap word prediction and a new resizing function specific to Honeycomb tablets. Since larger slates aren't suited for one-handed use, the improved features show that Swype is willing to pivot, even after 50 million installs.…
Read MoreHow the Smartest Android Keyboard Got Even Smarter
I've long recommended SwiftKey as a third-party keyboard for Android smartphones. The keyboard shows intelligence by predicting the next word before tapping a single letter. But the new SwiftKey X, a private beta version now open to the public, is even smarter, thanks to the cloud.…
Read MoreSwiftKey Android Keyboard Beta Open for All, Today Only
Android owners love their third-party keyboards, and the best I've found is SwiftKey, due to its personalized, self-learning word prediction feature. A new private beta version is in the works, but you can get in on the action with the right invitation code, today only.…
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