There is no excuse for a subpar keyboard in 2014
As a long-time proponent of BlackBerrys, I was particularly adverse to the idea of soft keyboards back in 2009. I had gotten so used to the renowned BlackBerry keyboard that I was skeptical I – or...
View Article5 reasons you should really give Minuum a try
When I first saw the Minuum campaign on Indiegogo, I was sold.I’ve said for years that the way we type on smartphones doesn’t make sense. Gesture (or trace) typing is a logical step forward, as was...
View ArticleZAGG Rugged Folio for iPad mini review (Video)
Some view iPads and Android tablets as little more than devices made for multimedia consumption – watching YouTube videos, playing games, reading books, and Web browsing. But some people seek a little...
View ArticleMicrosoft patents eye-tracking keyboard software
We’ve got smartphone software that tracks eye movement. We have keyboards that allow you to just drag your finger over the screen, rather than tapping individual keys. Microsoft’s realized just what...
View Article“Google Handwriting Input” keyboard alternative reaches the Play Store
Google Keyboard may not be the world’s preferred input method for Android, but we can’t deny that the company has done a decent job in improving its capabilities over the last couple of years. If...
View ArticleGalaxy S6 edge+ keyboard cover leak brings new hope to QWERTY fans
Remember back in those heady early days of smartphones, when hardware keyboards still dominated? Their availability has waned in recent years, and the selection at the moment is so thin that that...
View ArticleThe weirdest thing about the Galaxy Note 5 is its newest accessory
There’s a lot of talk floating around about the latest Galaxy Note. From one perspective, it’s Samsung’s most beautiful phablet yet, porting the top-notch design of the Galaxy S6 to the Note family...
View ArticleWhat exactly is the Pixel C?
All the leaks did what they were supposed to. Numbers next to the letters GPU, RAM, GB and plenty of other acronyms and symbols have been put into place. So, when the Continue reading »The post What...
View ArticleVAIO resurfaces with a $2,199 stylus-equipped Windows 10 tablet
And if your socks aren’t knocked off by that price, wait until you see how high it can go. Apparently, that’s the way the former PC division of Sony is kicking off business all by itself. And it’s not...
View ArticleApple patents a way to bring Force Touch to keyboards
Even though analysts debated if 3D Touch would be enough of a feature for Apple to be able to break more records with the iPhone 6s, it seems to have worked. 3D Touch, even though a tad confusing and...
View ArticleUnicode 9 set has no dumpling emoji, but adds 74 other emoji
The peach. The eggplant. Okay, nevermind those.Last time around, it was the taco that made waves in the digital messaging sphere. What can we look forward to as the next big emoji? Not a dumpling one...
View ArticleMicrosoft Word Flow keyboard on iOS has arced, one-handed config
It’s been more than three years in the making and only now is it getting out to the public. Microsoft has been researching how to craft an entire on-screen smartphone keyboard fit for one-thumb use....
View ArticleMicrosoft said to buy Swiftkey, but will the company take full advantage?
The Financial Times is sourcing “people familiar” to report that Microsoft will acquire TouchType, the company that makes algorithm-assisted keyboard app Swiftkey, for $250 million.This is the...
View ArticleAlcatel PLUS 10 brings LTE to company’s first 2-in-1 Windows 10 tablet
Everyone seems to have a Windows 10 tablet out on the market these days. We saw a glut back at CES — a glut Alcatel was a part of — but for MWC, the newly re-christened company has decided to step up...
View ArticleMicrosoft Hub Keyboard for Android packs powerful shortcuts, clipboard tools
Microsoft is a company all too aware of its place in the smartphone world: it may be the firm behind one of the major platforms out there, but it’s still in a distant third compared to Android and iOS...
View ArticleMicrosoft successfully concludes Swiftkey acquisition, stays mum on price
Well, that sure didn’t take long. It was only a month ago that the first rumors of Microsoft’s interest in snagging Swiftkey emerged, with Redmond confirming the story mere hours after it broke, and...
View ArticleIDC: the PC is dead, long live the detachable tablet PC
PCs are dying. Tablets are dying. Everything’s horrible, the end. Well, not quite.While computer manufacturers have come into consolidating company and the tablet market is getting a little flabby,...
View ArticleGesture typing among features for possible Google Keyboard on iOS
The iOS audience is a lucrative bunch. It’s why Google, with its web search business, has been aggressively going after it by offering its suite of apps for free to iPhone. So, as Apple opens up more...
View ArticleInternational Smart Keyboard covers for iPad Pro now on sale
If you’ve chipped in for an iPad Pro and have found yourself with no proper keyboard for your language, — because of those damn ‘Muricans — well, you’re finally about to get yours from Apple. For both...
View ArticleMicrosoft Store offering Huawei MateBook with free Portfolio Keyboard and...
Huawei MateBook sales have kicked off in the UK at a slight premium from the scheduled US pricing. Now, the Microsoft Store is moving to up the ante stateside. In addition to selling the Huawei...
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