Android: Swype, the gesture-based typing tool that makes cellphone text input much, much faster—to the point of Guinness World Record breaking—is once again available, this time as a wide-open beta, ...

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 ...

If you have been a little disappointed that the super fast text input application Swype has only been available on Android phones, you might be pleased to hear that a ...

Swype, the influential smartphone keyboard, is dead. XDA Developers is reporting that Swype’s owner, Nuance Communications, is discontinuing development of the popular keyboard app. While it might ...

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 ...

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 ...

Teachers around the world, rejoice. A new mobile-phone technology could restore your students’ spelling and grammar skills. “ Swype is software that offers a new way of typing on touch-screen ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Swipe it, type it, set a shortcut, grab a dictionary perfect for texting from your favorite sporting event: Typing on new Apple gadgets gets a lot easier with iOS 8. In addition to ...

SEATTLE — Back in the 1990s, typing out “hello” on most cellphones required an exhausting 13 taps on the number keys, like so: 44-33-555-555-666. That was before the inventor Cliff Kushler, based here ...