A prototype from Facebook Reality Labs researchers demonstrates a novel method for text input with controllerless hand-tracking. The system treats the hands and fingers as a sort of predictive ...

Microsoft is reportedly paying $250 million to acquire SwiftKey, the London-based startup company whose keyboard applications make it simple to input text on Android and iOS devices. The Financial ...

Google recently released a new Android keyboard called the Google Handwriting Input keyboard that lets Android smart phone and tablet users write with their finger or a stylus instead of typing on a ...

Typing on small screens can still be challenging, but today’s keyboard apps still focus on text entry over speech, despite the advances in voice-based computing and the increasing accuracy of speech ...

With summer officially over, it’s back to business (or school) for many people, which can mean more time writing longer things, especially on the go. The smartphone has replaced the laptop for many ...

Oh — hi there! Sorry for the slightly nonsensical greeting. I’ve been thinking a lot about keyboards this week, y’see, and how that trusty ol’ QWERTY surface has evolved in our lives. Also, saying ...

Apple is souping up the systems for entering text into iPhone with iOS 17. Autocorrect is getting enhanced with AI for fewer typos, as part of multiple improvements to what Apple calls “intelligent ...

Shortcuts, small external keyboards and even improved (and free) dictation software can make long sessions of text input much simpler. By J. D. Biersdorfer J. D. Biersdorfer is the Tech Tip columnist ...