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The Best Virtual Keyboard Ever Belongs to Windows Phone 7

by Rod on November 15, 2010 · 0 comments

by Rod on November 15, 2010 · 0 comments

Windows Phone 7 Landscape Keyboard

My first experience typing on Windows Phone 7 was astonishing. I have typed on a variety of touch screen devices: every iPhone, the BlackBerry Storm 1 & 2, The Motorola Droid, the HTC Incredible, the Palm Pre, the Motorola Droid X and many more but not one has provided the accuracy of Windows Phone 7. Android allows a replaceable virtual keyboard and the options are vast and amazing. Imagine taking the spell checker of Microsoft Word, along with the most accurate calculation of accidental letterpress, the result is the Windows Phone 7 keyboard. The phone is not without its flaws but the keyboard is far from an issue. My favorite feature is when you press and hold a key, you get a cursor symbol which allows you to choose a location to start your edit. [click to continue…]

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Is Auto Correct making you spell like a child

by Rod on December 18, 2009 · 5 comments

by Rod on December 18, 2009 · 5 comments

“Auto complete/spell checking” on mobile devices is an essential need.  Each of the major vendors (Microsoft, Research in Motion, Apple, and Google) have implemented spell checking slightly different.  The focus is always on usability with the way auto complete/spell checking works.  Which vendor has the best method is a matter of debate, and at the end, it comes down to personal preference.  Regardless of the way it has been implemented, we have all seen the funny message via email or text that looks to be written by a 1st grader.  So to account for these “features”, users have adjusted to put disclaimers in email signature tags like; [click to continue…]

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