virtual keyboard

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.

A New BlackBerry That Pushes Few Buttons

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on August 16, 2011 at 3:15 pm PT

Finally, Research In Motion has its first true touchscreen BlackBerry without a keyboard: the BlackBerry Torch 9850.

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.

Exclusive: Swype Grabs More Money for its Virtual Keyboard Push

Ina Fried in Mobile on July 12, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

The company has landed another $2.5 million from existing investors, including the venture arms of Samsung and Nokia, CEO Mike McSherry tells AllThingsD.

Swype Grabs More Funding, Looks to Trace Path Into New Areas

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 31, 2011 at 11:52 am PT

Swype, best known for its fast means of entering text on a smartphone, is also proving adept at raising cash. The Seattle-based shop has landed $3.5 million from Ignition Partners and expects to sign several other deals in the coming weeks, CEO Mike McSherry told Mobilized.

At Last, a Keyboard for Some iPhones

Yukari Iwatani Kane, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 24, 2009 at 11:03 am PT

If there is one complaint people have about their iPhones, it’s that the popular cellphone doesn’t have the option of a physical keyboard to type on. That has now changed, at least if you’ve “jailbroken” or modified your phone so it can download unauthorized software.

Apple Apps Ahead

Yukari Iwatani Kane, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 20, 2009 at 3:01 am PT

Apple is about to remove the shackles from developers of applications for the iPhone. While iPhone users have mostly praised the steady stream of games, guides and other programs released thus far, many developers have been frustrated by their inability to do more, such as allow users to purchase digital content within an application.

A Stylus for the iPhone

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on March 11, 2009 at 3:04 pm PT

Walt answers questions about using a stylus with an iPhone and offers suggestions for improving typing accuracy with the virtual keyboard. He also explains how to change Apple’s Safari 4 beta so that it looks and works more like the previous version.

Goodbye BlackBerry (and Hello iFart App?)

Kara Swisher in News on January 5, 2009 at 12:00 pm PT

Hello, my name is BoomTown and I am a reformed CrackBerryaholic. How bad was it? Here’s the worst story: I was holding my BlackBerry in my hand, inadvertently for once, when I gave birth to my son in 2002. I should have been embarrassed by that. I was not. Hence, that makes me a full-fledged Blackberry addict. Actually, I was one. That’s right, I have finally abandoned the BlackBerry for the iPhone.