To manage the feature on Pixels, tap the gear icon on the keyboard then Glide typing. On iPhones, head to Settings then tap General > Keyboard > Slide to Type. On Samsung phones, you need to turn it ...

When I was a kid, I’d absorb hints and cheat codes for the latest Nintendo games through a sort of osmosis. On playgrounds or at friends’ houses, we’d trade these bits of wisdom as if they were arcane ...

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 ...

Mechanical keyboards are superior for tactile feedback. Virtual keyboards offer advantages that work well for the best Android tablets, phones, and even Chromebooks. One of our favorites is Gboard, ...

You can use iPhone keyboard shortcuts to access alternate characters, insert web domains, switch to all-caps, and more. For instance, you can insert a single number without switching to the number ...

THE BALANCE WHEEL (496 pp.)—Taylor Caldwell—Scribner ($3.50). Taylor Caldwell once explained how she writes her bestselling novels: “I type very quickly. Also, I never rewrite. I don’t even read over ...

Likewise designed to help users type much faster, the latter gadget is not at all keyboard-like in appearance, consisting of two joined modules covered in 3D switches. By contrast, the CharaChorder ...

There are several iPad keyboard shortcuts you can use with your tablet's on-screen keyboard or an external keyboard. You can create any number of "text replacement" shortcuts for your iPad as well — ...