One of the things that made the original iPhone different than most smartphones that had come before was that it didn’t have a physical keyboard and didn’t need a stylus. Apple developed an on-screen ...

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 ...

We joke that Gmail holds the record for the most drawn-out test phase, but Swype comes close: the keyboard replacement has been considered a work in progress on various platforms since before Android ...

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 ...

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.

Touch-based software keyboards on mobile phones are rapidly evolving. Meet Swype, a company that's trying to be on your next phone, TV, and game system. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now ...

One of the most interesting new features in iOS 8 is the arrival of a whole new type of keyboard. Apple is introducing QuickType, a new type of keyboard that predicts what word you plan to type next, ...

Swype is no longer available on iPhone and iPad. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac Nuance has confirmed that it has killed off its Swype keyboard with Dragon Dictation for Android and iOS. Swype is no ...

Top voice recognition company Nuance just popped the latest version of Swype months after it took the alternative Android keyboard under its wing. Touted as a "living keyboard," the next-generation ...

I preferred swype over gboard and swift key because I did not need to open up "full access" to use the keyboards. That message that says, the keyboard app could send what i type to the internet kept ...

The Swype keyboard revolutionized how mobile phone users input text through an easy “Swype.” Not many technology products become a verb, as in “I Googled it” or “We Ubered.” But mobile keyboard ...

In response to the question about the app crashing on the Google Pixel 2, the Swype Product Team issued the following statement: Nuance will no longer be updating the ...