Articles Tagged ‘virtual keyboard’
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There Are Six Secret Buttons On The iPad's Split Keyboard
BY Joe White on Mon February 06th, 2012
I never, ever use the iPad's split virtual keyboard - for some reason (finger size, I suspect) I just can't get away with it, poor old me. However, for those of you who often hold down the hide keyboard icon and "split" the iPad's virtual keyboard into two, smaller pieces, something of a major discovery has been made by David Chartier of Finer Things: the iPad's split keyboard has six secret, invisible virtual buttons.
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An Amazing Concept: SmartKeyboard - A Smart Cover Keyboard For Your iPhone
BY Joe White on Sat September 03rd, 2011
The iPhone doesn't feature a physical keyboard, and likely never will. However, one group of people are looking into creating a clip-on keyboard, which users could attach to their smart phone just like a Smart Cover. The accessory, called a "SmartKeyboard," is little more than a concept. However, as TUAW notes, it has potential.
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Jailbreak Only: MailKeyboardHide - Easily Hide The Keyboard In Any iOS App
BY Joe White on Wed August 03rd, 2011
A new jailbreak tweak called "MailKeyboardHide" allows iOS fans to easily hide or reveal the virtual keyboard in any iOS app. The tweak is currently available to download for free, and can be downloaded in Cydia via the BigBoss Repository.
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Jailbreak Only: Swype Hits Third Beta, Gets Even Better
BY Joe White on Mon July 11th, 2011
Good news, jailbreak fans: The iOS port of Swype, which is currently available to download in Cydia (under the name of "iSwipe"), has recently been updated again. Now, the jailbreak tweak has reached its third beta, meaning the typing tool is better than ever.
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Jailbreak Only: Swype Beta Hits iOS - Makes Typing On An iPhone A Dream
BY Joe White on Thu July 07th, 2011
Good news, jailbreak fans: The popular typing-aid Swype has recently been ported to iOS (by @WyndWarrior), where it is available to download in Cydia for free.
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Apple Patent: Tiny Keyboards That Type For You
BY DM on Fri May 13th, 2011
We've found another wild Apple patent for you. While chances are good that this one will never see the light of day, it's, pretty unbelievable. It's also weirder than Apple usually gets, even at their most outlandish.
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Keyboard "Feature" Eliminated With iOS 4.2.1
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Sun November 28th, 2010
While many of us cannot stop singing the praises of iOS 4.2.1, these feelings aren’t universal. According to one TUAW contributor, the latest iOS update has eliminated a nice feature that many didn’t know about in the first place. Read more ...
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BlindType: It's A Keyboard, Jim, But Not As We Know It
BY Joe White on Thu July 22nd, 2010
If you find typing on the iPhone's virtual keyboard to be pretty much impossible some days, read on to find out about a great new fix that is currently in development...
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Virtual Keyboard: Yea or Nay?
BY Matt Fox on Tue May 19th, 2009
So I've been wondering if this new "virtual keyboard" thing that a lot of new games have been implementing is even worth the trouble. Do the controls work? Does the game benefit if it uses
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