is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. Apple will release iOS 8 for download later today, ...

Users of iOS 8 no longer have to be happy with just the default Apple keyboard. Developers are now allowed to create keyboards with features Apple that doesn't provide, and we'll see a catalog of new ...

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.

It's a little limited and a little buggy, but when it comes to fast and easy typing, nothing beats swiping. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...