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Archos G10 tablet set to rival the Transformer Prime in 3 weeks

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Aug, 2012

Archos took to their Twitter and Facebook pages to let the cat out of the bag regarding their upcoming Android tablet. We've seen a few teaser images in the past, but now we are getting the first look at what Archos has been working on. This is their brand new Archos Gen 10 tablet -- complete with a keyboard dock and all.

T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q Review

By Cory Gunther
on 1 Aug, 2012

This week we've had the opportunity to take a look at the next set of smartphones to arrive for T-Mobile. These are the next generation of myTouch devices over on the Magenta carrier and are made by Huawei. These new budget smartphones are essentially identical, only one comes with a QWERTY hardware keyboard. Check out pics and details in our full review below.

SwiftKey 3 update adds Jelly Bean and Nexus 7 compatibility

By Cory Gunther
on 18 Jul, 2012

The extremely popular and most purchased 3rd party keyboard for Android has just received a hot new update. We're talking about SwiftKey 3. Today they've posted a quick update that is available now in the Play Store that solves a few pesky bugs, but most importantly now supports Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and the Nexus 7 tablet.

Motorola DEFY PRO is another Blackberry style Android phone

By Cory Gunther
on 6 Jul, 2012

Yesterday we shared the news that Samsung was preparing their own Blackberry type QWERTY keyboard candy bar phone in the Galaxy Chat, and now Motorola has detailed one too. This isn't the first Blackberry style phone from Motorola to run Android and they've released a few in the past like the DROID PRO, but this ones received a few upgrades that might have a few interested.

SwiftKey 3 leaves beta, hits Play Store on sale for $1.99

By Cory Gunther
on 21 Jun, 2012

Hands down one of the most popular 3rd party keyboards for Android, Swiftkey, has just left its beta tag behind and as of right now is finally available to everyone in the Google Play Store. We've talked about SwiftKey 3 here plenty as we're big fans of the newest version out. Head below for more details, screenshots, video, and download links.

Swype launches next-gen keyboard, available today [Hands-on]

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Jun, 2012

After months of silence the extremely popular keyboard for Android is back today. I'm talking about Swype. One of the first 3rd party keyboards to really take off for Android has just hit the ground running this morning and announced their all new keyboard that they are calling "the next generation of Swype!" Now you can Swype, type, talk, or write all with a single keyboard. Check out our hands-on below.

Huawei M660 leaks with hardware keyboard headed to Cricket

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Jun, 2012

Huawei has another handset that is set to hit the airwaves shortly. The odd thing here is the backwards direction it is taking. The Huawei M660 is sporting a BlackBerry style portrait hardware keyboard and appears to be running Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. Users on Cricket Wireless might want to stay tuned.

Lenovo patent shows clip-on tablet keyboard

By Michael Crider
on 29 May, 2012

Even the most enthusiastic touchscreen typist couldn't argue that it beats a physical keyboard, especially for devices like tablets where one hand is often needed just to hold it up. A Lenovo patent spotted by PatentBolt points to a non-standard solution: just slap a physical keyboard on there. Or perhaps "clip" is a more accurate term, since the device in Lenovo's patent filings actually has two separate pieces for separate hands.

SwiftKey CMO and Community Manager speaks at CTIA

By Cory Gunther
on 9 May, 2012

We've talked about keyboards plenty in the past and one that always comes up in discussion is SwiftKey. Their popular keyboard for Android has multiple impressive features like their predictive text engine and more. Today we had a chance to sit down and talk with Joe Braidwood, CMO of SwiftKey about the product, their vision, and why the VIP Forum Community is so important to them.

SwiftKey 3 beta update improves features based on user feedback

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2012

Now that all the Samsung news has calmed down this morning lets talk about keyboards. The popular SwiftKey keyboard has just received another update today for those who take part in their VIP beta. After we announced the new SwiftKey 3 last month, today they've added tons of user-requested features and once again improved on their ever so popular layout.