Swipe typing loses the speed test but wins where it counts.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Were you taught to touch type or are you, like so many of ...

This might be the fastest way to type on Android, but it has a huge learning curve.

Last year we told you about the CharaChorder Lite, a special keyboard that lets users type faster by using groupings of keys to represent entire words. Well, any keyboard can now do that, if it's ...

For much of human history, written communication was accomplished by hand. Every character had to be painstakingly carved into clay or inked onto parchment. Only in the mid-nineteenth century, with ...

While most productivity hacks promise instant gratification, turning off auto-correct delivers the opposite—weeks of frustrated typos followed by unexpected typing breakthroughs. You know that plateau ...

Many are aware of the swift number-entry method: press and hold "123", slide to the desired number, and voila! But did you know an even smoother variation exists? This secret weapon involves ...

Typing on your iPhone can be a seamless and efficient experience with the right tools and techniques. Apple’s iOS offers a variety of built-in features and customization options to help you type ...

Give yourself a smarter, more personalized Android typing experience with these shape-shifting switches for Google's Gboard Android keyboard. When you’re obsessed with efficiency, like I am, every ...