'Swype' Keyboard for iOS Named App of the Week, Available for Free [iOS Blog]

Normally priced at $0.99, Swype is one of the new third-party keyboard apps that was released alongside iOS 8, Apple's newest operating system that enabled systemwide third-party keyboards for the first time.



Swype, from Nuance Communications, is a gesture-based keyboard that allows users to drag their fingers from key to key in order to create words quickly. The keyboard features a built-in predictive text engine that is able to determine what's being typed, and it offers predictive punctuation to further speed up typing. As Apple's App of the Week, the keyboard will be available at no cost for the next seven days.

Swype is the most accurate keyboard on the planet. Whether you type or Swype we enable you to input words faster and easier. It learns the way you type so the more you use it, the smarter it gets.



Product Features:

- Incredibly intuitive language models that accurately predict what you type or Swype

- Five beautiful themes - FREE on iPhone.

- Quickly enter symbols, punctuation and capital letters with Swype gestures

- Swype learns how you type. You can tell it to add or remove words from your personal dictionary

- You can Swype on your iPad as well as your iPhone

Swype, which has long been available on Android, also offers several different themes for custom looks and it will learn from its users to become more intelligent over time, offering improved text prediction capabilities.



In the App Store since September 17, Swype has proven to be one of the most popular third-party keyboards, garnering thousands of downloads. Swype is one of the few keyboards that does not require full access to an iPhone or iPad to function, but that also means it's a slight bit more limited than other offerings, not offering cloud backups and syncing at this time.



Ahead of going free, the app was updated on November 4 to add 21 additional languages, intelligent emoji support, an improved iPad layout, customizable keyboard layouts, and more.



Swype can be downloaded from the App Store for free for the next week. [Direct Link]

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Posted in 2014 at 10:34PM, November 06

Nearly Complete iPhone 6 Assembled From Parts Compared to iPhone 5s in New Video

Last week, a video from Feld & Volk depicted a nearly complete 4.7-inch iPhone 6 that was assembled from various iPhone 6 parts, giving us a clear picture of what the finished device might look like ahead of its September 9 debut.



A second video has surfaced from Russian YouTube channel Rozetked (via 9to5Mac ), depicting another near-complete 4.7-inch iPhone 6 next to an iPhone 5s. Like the iPhone 6 from Feld & Volk, the iPhone 6 depicted in the video appears to have been assembled from various iPhone parts, showing off a space gray rear shell with both a black and white front plate.






In the video, the iPhone 6 is displayed next to the iPhone 5s at several different angles, showing off all of the design differences between the two phones. Aside from the iPhone 6's larger size, it is also noticeably thinner with iPad-style design elements including pill-shaped volume buttons and rounded corners.



Also shown is the device's rounded True Tone dual-LED flash, protruding camera ring, thick antenna bands, embedded Apple logo, and relocated power button, along with internal elements like the logic board.



Apple is expected to introduce both the 4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 devices at a September 9 media event. While rumors have suggested the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 will be available to ship shortly after its debut, it is less clear whether the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will also ship during the month of September or at a later date due to production issues.



The September 9 event is also expected to feature the introduction of Apple's first wearable device and it may also include the debut of Apple's rumored mobile payment service.

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Posted in 2014 at 10:34PM, September 01

Samsung will reportedly begin personalizing your smartphone for you

Samsung might finally put something other than bloatware on your next smartphone. According to 9to5Google , Samsung is planning to preload third-party apps on to devices sold at its retail locations based on the career, traits and hobbies of the buyer. A businessman might receive spreadsheet and finance applications, a teenager could get a Galaxy Note 4 tablet with several games installed and a runner can buy a Galaxy S5 smartphone preloaded with fitness apps.

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Posted in 2014 at 10:34PM, February 24

New Apple campaign claims the iPad is essential for scaling mountains

Apple's latest addition to the 'Your Verse' iPad campaign introduces us to two brave mountaineers who never forget to pack their tablets when preparing for an expedition. We got a glimpse of mountain climbers Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington in the first 'Your Verse' commercial, but the new written feature on the 'Your Verse' page gives us an in-depth look at how an iPad can be a tool for capturing and sharing incredible moments as well as a lifeline when the going gets rough.



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Posted in 2014 at 10:34PM, February 18

Nadella seen as best choice for Microsoft’s new CEO… except in one crucial area

Microsoft's decision to pick enterprise and cloud boss Satya Nadella as its next CEO has been widely met with praise from analysts and investors so far. Ars Technica's Peter Bright, however, points out that there's one crucial area where Nadella's prowess as a business leader is sorely untested: The consumer electronics market.



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Posted in 2014 at 10:34PM, February 04