January 16, 2012

Roundup - Keyboards

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SWYPE
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The Swype team released a new round of improvements to their keyboard replacement software this evening. With this update, users can expect improvements to the "traditional" way of typing, as the correction engine that is used in the Swype method has been applied there as well.
- Swype v3 introduces two major new features: Tap Correction and Horizontal Word Choice List

Other improvements include better support for Android tablets, a simplified registration process, a new method of choosing words (in a horizontal menu, as opposed to a popup) and other improvements. You can find a complete list of their changes below:

- Our Tap Correction engine utilizes many of the concepts that make swyping so accurate. Seamlessly go from typing to swyping and back without missing a beat!
- The Horizontal Word Choice List replaces our popup word choice window, giving users an experience more in-line with evolving Android standards. It also makes dictionary control and word selection faster and easier.
- Swype v3 is available for devices with HVGA, WVGA, FWVGA, QVGA, WQVGA, WSVGA, qHD screen sizes
- Introducing a special Honeycomb-only WXGA version for Android tablets, with features like "moveable keyboard" that you won’t find anywhere else!
- To see which languages are supported on your device, check the language and resolution table
Improved licensing: Swype will no longer be disabled after a reboot on some devices; added support for devices that don’t have a cellular radio (wifi-only tablets); no more license failures for CDMA devices in airplane mode.

Download : Swype - 3.26.92.36178

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Super Keyboard Pro
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Super Keyboard is a better keyboard for your android phones and tablets! We are dedicated in making Super Keyboard the best keyboard for android.

Top Features :
- Smart proximity error detection and correction, help you type faster than using any other keyboards,
- True multi-touch capable
- Enhanced layouts for both phones and tablet devices: includes compact and T9 layouts for phones and split layout for tablets. **Press and hold ?123 key to quickly switch between layouts**
- Themes! Compatible with many keyboard theme format: GO Keyboard, Better Keyboard, etc
- Customizable keyboard background, set your keyboard background to any image you like
- Support many languages, more are coming soon
- Customizable fonts and color, compatible with all font packs on the android market.
- You can also load fonts from your sd card.
- Alien Text: find it under ‘General Setting’ -> ‘Alien Text’
- Enhanced setting, customize your keyboard the way you like it: gesture, keyboard size, user dictionary and sound

Download : Super Keyboard Pro - 1.1.4


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Swiftkey X
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SwiftKey X for smartphones builds on TouchType's SwiftKey keyboard to offer cloud personalization, a new prediction engine and a host of new UI improvements.

World-leading language technology
SwiftKey X is based on the new version of TouchType's advanced Fluency language inference engine... the world's most accurate prediction and correction technology.

Cloud-based personalization
Personalize your SwiftKey typing experience with data from your Facebook, Twitter and Gmail, as well as your sent SMS messages. Our new cloud-based personalization makes for an unparalleled personal typing experience.

Typing styles to suit you
With SwiftKey X, we’ve fine-tuned typing styles to match the way you use your phone, in order to maximize efficiency and make typing messages a breeze. Choose precise if you're prediction-led and like SwiftKey to complete your words for you. Choose rapid if you prefer to write your words out in full, but tend to make typos and errors. SwiftKey will tidy them up for you.

Personal input modeling
SwiftKey X dynamically adapts to mirror the way you interact with your tablet, using advanced machine learning to modify the properties of the keyboard surface. The result is predictions that are based not just on your language, but also the way you type.

Themes
SwiftKey X comes with three exciting, high quality HD themes: light, dark and neon.
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See our FAQ, support and ideas forum at http://support.swiftkey.net/
Default theme on upgrade is black/green. This can be easily reverted in settings.
We take your privacy seriously. This app does not store any password data and all language data learned on your device is never transferred.
Internet connection permission is required to install this app, so that language module files and cloud personalization data can be downloaded.
Use of this app is subject to our robust privacy policy, which is there to protect your rights and privacy. Read it in full at http://www.swiftkey.net/privacy.
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LANGUAGES SUPPORTED: (enable up to three at once)
English (US), English (UK), Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, French (Canada), German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Spanish (US), Swedish
Support for QWERTY, QWERTZ, QZERTY, AZERTY, Scandinavian and Russian layouts.

Download :
SwiftKey X - 2.2.0.121
SwiftKey X - 2.2.0.113
SwiftKey X - 2.2.0.77

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A.I.type Keyboard Plus
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Psychic word completions and predictions are generated by A.I.type’s servers on the Cloud. When the device is offline or Internet connection is too slow, or if you disabled Cloud-based prediction, word suggestions will be generated by the device only.
An intelligent keyboard with revolutionary context-sensitive text prediction, auto-correction, auto-learning, undo/redo/navigation capabilities and cool (and customizable!) skins (WP7, Win 8 and iPhone for instance).

Out of the box, the keyboard provides English prediction only at the moment, but it learns any language you use!

The keyboard also learns your unique words and style of writing (MyType). Just type your texts normally and it will keep learning. The learning model is stored on the device itself and is NOT shared with our servers.
Privacy notice: while installing A.I.type Keyboard, you will receive a warning message about collecting sensitive data. This is the standard general-purpose Android message issued for any downloaded keyboard and it does not pertain to A.I.type. Our keyboard DOES NOT COLLECT YOUR SENSITIVE DATA.

Personal request: if you like our keyboard - please be kind and give us 5 stars in the Market (“four is more but five – and we thrive!”), plus a nice comment. If you don't like us - please let us know why (support@aitype.com), and we urge you to hold yourself from rating us low. We are working hard to make it a great keyboard, and there are many challenges in the way... We are very responsive and appreciative to feedback and comments, and answer every message (if you provide contact details, of course).

Key features:
* Suggests your next word!
* Completes your current word!
* Corrects your spelling as you type!
* Auto corrects your typos when you hit the spacebar (context-sensitive)!
* Automagically learns your common words and style. We call it - MyType (beta!)
* Supports unique skins (Win Phone 7 skin, iPhone skin, large buttons skin and more).
* Allows skin customization - colors, background images etc.
* Includes a layout for undo/redo/copy/paste/navigation and more.

A.I.type's revolutionary text prediction will speed up your writing by saving more than 75% of your keystrokes. You choose entire words instead of typing one letter at a time. A.I.type is great for your emails, SMS messages, chats, social network communications etc.

With A.I.type, the word you’re looking for will often appear in the list without typing even a single letter! Practically any word appears with just one or two keystrokes. This ability comes from A.I.type’s patent pending technology which understands what you’re typing and helps you quickly and easily find just the word you were looking for.

In addition, when you type fast and make typos as you go, A.I.type auto-corrects your words, and – being sensitive to the context – it does it well!

What's in this version :
- New: font selection! Choose from 16 different fonts.
- Improved: completely new setting management
- New: automatic import of settings from Free version on installation
- New: Predictionaries (language packs) for German and Arabic
- Fixed: missing character on Turkish layout
- Improved: German and Arabic layouts
- Improved: performance of language switch
- Fixed: various bugs and crashes

Download :
A.I.type Keyboard Plus - 1.7.2
A.I.type Keyboard Plus - 1.7
A.I.type Keyboard Plus - 1.6.1

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TouchPal Keyboard
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TouchPal, the future of input!
Annoyed by typing errors on touchscreen?
Want to try the new sliding instead of tapping?
Now you have a choice! TouchPal Keyboard, the most innovative and the best keyboard on Android. It's the Global Champion of GSMA Mobile Innovation Award.

Unique patented technologies that you can't find in other keyboard apps:
1. TouchPal Curve - the first predictive sliding in the world. Pause in the middle of sliding to get long words predicted.
2. Intelligent next-word prediction. It may save up to 80% keystrokes.
3. Magic mistyping correction on Full QWERTY layout. Blind typing is no longer a dream!
4. Mixed language input allows auto language detection. No need to switch languages.
5. Innovation of T+ dual-letter layout. Bigger keys than QWERTY.

OTHER FEATURES:
- Multi-lingual support (download language packs after installation)
- Voice input (Android 2.2+)
- Outstanding dictionary with online update
- Import contact list to your user dictionary
- Backup/restore user dictionary in SD card
- Slide down on keys to quickly input number and symbols
- Fantastic sliding experience

PRIVACY POLICY:
We take your privacy seriously. TouchPal Keyboard is the GSMA award winner, and it does not collect your private data including password or credit card info. The warning message when you enable the keyboard is a standard message in Android for ANY third-party keyboard app. Refer to our privacy policy at http://www.touchpal.com/privacypolicy.html.

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FAQ:
Q: When I Curve a word, how can I modify the prediction?
A: Double tap on the word, or tap the word and select "Touch to reselect".
Q: When I upgrade to 4.8, how come my language packs are not working?
A: Pls uninstall the old language packs and then download the new language packs from TouchPal Settings-> Languages.
Q: Why does it need Internet/voice/contact access?
A: It will check updates and download language packs. It does have speech recognition (for some models). And it will import contact names into the dictionary (in some languages).
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What's in this version :

- 4.8.4
1.Compatible with Android 4.0 ICS
2.Fixed several crash bugs.
3.Redesigned prediction ON/OFF switch on SPACE bar. Slide left on SPACE to turn predction OFF, and slide right on SPACE to turn prediction ON.
4.Add privacy policy in the activation wizard. TouchPal will not collect your personal data.
5.Fixed UI bugs in QVGA landscape mode.

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