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How Touchscreens Are Forcing the Reinvention of Keyboards

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 20 at 3:16 pm PT

New technologies are making touchscreen typing easier — but is a tactile keyboard still the best solution?

Nuance Buying Vlingo, a Rival It Once Sued

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 20, 2011 at 8:17 am PT

Voice leader Nuance is scooping up its one-time legal target, for an undisclosed price.

2012: Siri Is a Stunner, Amazon Is Amazin’ and Security Gets Spendy

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 8, 2011 at 8:59 pm PT

Tech prognosticator Mark Anderson is back in New York with his annual predictions for the world of tech in 2012.

Wal-Mart’s New Apps Will Integrate Coupons and Voice Recognition

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 8, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Wal-Mart is launching its first iPad app ever and is refreshing its iPhone app, providing a glimpse of what mobile commerce will be like for the mass market.

Nuance to Buy Virtual Keyboard-Maker Swype for $100 Million

Tricia Duryee in News on October 6, 2011 at 7:04 pm PT

Nuance, the voice recognition technology company, has acquired Seattle-based Swype, which is known for its really popular virtual keyboard commonly found on Android phones.

SwiftKey X Adds Yet Another Virtual Keyboard Option for Android

Ina Fried in Mobile on July 14, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

While iPhone and Windows Phone users are stuck with the software keyboard that comes with their phones, Android users have a growing array of options.

Nuance’s Dragon Go Is a Voice-Powered Search App That Knows Where to Look

Ina Fried in Mobile on July 13, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Voice-powered search is a crowded field dominated by the search giants — Google and Bing — but Nuance hopes to earn its place with Dragon Go, an app that not only recognizes what someone is saying, but also knows which services should be queried for results.

Nuance Quietly Snaps Up Noterize, an iPhone Note-Taking App

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 20, 2011 at 1:55 pm PT

Nuance confirmed Monday that it acquired the technology behind the iPhone note-taking app back in March. The deal, littled notice at the time, raised eyebrows recently after Nuance pulled the program from Apple’s App Store. Nuance promised the app will return soon and the technology will also make its way into other products.