In the beginning man used coal on a wall to write and draw pictures. As we evolved or after the aliens showed up, we got smarter and created new way to document life. Then came computers, smartphones and tablets. the QWERTY keyboard has always been the standard in electronics when it came to inputting information. Swype changed that sort [...]

Over the last few years we have seen a number of various alternative keyboards land on Android. It is nice to have options and not be tied into the stock keyboard if it doesn’t work out to be the best for you. While many focus purely on the need for a fast, easy to use [...]

Over the course of your Android history, you will stumble across many keyboard alternatives. Very rarely will you find one that you truly enjoy to use. As a general rule of thumb, looking at keyboards that have a great set of comments and a huge following are a good indication that it might worth your [...]

Everyone has their preferred keyboard for their device. Some choose Swype, others like A.I. Type, while some stick to the stock Android keyboard. There are however a select group of us that switch keyboards often and love testing out new versions, updates and betas. SwiftKey X has released a new Alpha build today for its VIP members [...]

Anyone that has ever been to CES knows just how overwhelming it can be. You get pulled in all directions at one time and sometimes it is hard to weed through the so so, good and great. Some booths have amazing looking displays and set ups that draw you in, others you have to take [...]

We are all very familiar with themes for our keyboards. Be it a custom mod to the existing Android keyboard or one for your alternate keyboards like SlideIT and GO Keyboard. Never before have I ever seen an animated theme though. A.I.Type has produced one for their keyboard, which is an alternative one I use [...]

Alternate keyboard choices are one of the many things that Android users love about the OS so much. With so many various keyboard options available it is impossible to list them all. One persons favorite might not be in the top ten of other. SlideIT keyboard is a definite contender in the alternate keyboard space. [...]

We certainly have no shortage of keyboard alternatives on the market. From free ones to paid ones and some that only work with custom launchers. Some work better than others for some people and sometimes a set of permissions will detour you from installing it. All of this is what makes Android so unique and [...]

Last month we showed you guys a new keyboard, A.I. Type, by A.I.type. Odd, I know. The new keyboard addition to the market offered a lot. There was a beta version at that time as well as a paid version. They were both fairly similar except you got a lot more customization with the paid [...]

  Swype, the relative granddaddy of the trace-to-type model so ubiquitous and beloved (and/or behated, as per user preference) across the Android ecosystem, has released a new beta, version 3.26. For those of you not on the Swype beta roster, one of the most aggravating things about the beta program is their distribution / validation model. An [...]

BlindType is coming to the Android platform! As confirmed via an official blog post, the accurately predictive virtual keyboard replacement application is expected to hit the Android Market shortly. So what exactly is BlindType and how is it different? It lets you type the way you usually do on a touch screen – sloppy and [...]

Vlingo has recieved praise as one of the better speech to text pieces of software on the iPhone. It is also available for Blackberry, Nokia and Windows Mobile Phones. We know! Android is not yet on that list! But good news, the app is currently in its (closed) beta stages and we got our hands [...]