Despite beating a netbook in our rally car typing showdown, using the virtual keyboard on a touchscreen phone can still be a pain. The Swype keyboard aims to soothe your irritated fingertips with a ...

If it's one thing Android does right, it's the sheer range of keyboard apps and skins available -- something its competitors haven't quite latched on to just yet. While SwiftKey has charmed us with ...

The finger-dragging Android keyboard software will learn your lingo and train its ear to your voice with its next major update. Natasha Lomas Mobile Phones Editor, CNET UK Natasha Lomas is the Mobile ...

Entering big chunks of text on a phone or tablet is not my idea of a good time. Although tap-typing has come a long way since PalmPilot days, it's still a slow and error-prone process. The Swype ...

Now that iOS 8 is available, iPhone and iPad users can choose from a bunch of different alternative keyboard apps. We tested out three of the most popular apps, including SwiftKey, Fleksy, and Swype.

When assistive technology researcher Dr. Cliff Kushler contributed to the development of the T9 predictive text input system in the ’90s, he helped pave the way for a major breakthrough in mobile ...

Users of iOS 8 no longer have to be happy with just the default Apple keyboard. Developers are now allowed to create keyboards with features Apple that doesn't provide, and we'll see a catalog of new ...

The popular Swype keyboard for Google Android smartphones is now available for tablets running Android 3.x Honeycomb. Or rather, a beta version of Swype 3.0 is available for tablets. You’ll need to ...

Swype hasn't been spectacular in a long time, but its impact on Android and mobile typing in general is undeniable. Dearly beloved, we gather here today to celebrate the life and honor the memory of ...