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New iOS 8 keyboard lets you sketch text messages

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Emoji may not be the only pictures appearing in your iOS 8 messages from now on, following the launch of the DrawType keyboard app . The 99c/69p third-party app allows users to sketch out texts from within the Messages app and post them directly to friends, family and colleagues. In order to access the app, it must be installed as an iOS 8 keyboard in the settings menu and then selected from the in-app keyboard options. Users can then complete their drawing and paste it into the iPhone or iPads compose field. Of course, users have been able to paste items from other apps before, but this fully integrated solution may appeal to doodling iOS 8 fans. DrawType ’s creator Theo Watson said the app is designed for a multitude of purposes, for example, replying to a “what’s for dinner?” message with a pizza as shown in the screenshot above, or simply enacting the age old tradition of sending crude phallic doodles to one’s friends. Watson says the functionality of the app may be expanded ...

BlackBerry Sues Company Behind Typo Keyboard Cover for iPhone

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Its now a normal thing for smartphone manufacturers to sue one other over patent infringement  However, its not yet very normal to see a big smartphone company suing a small start-up company over patent infringement. BlackBerry at this point is suing not a smartphone manufacturing company but phone accessory company.  Perhaps you have heard of Typo Keyboard Cover and if you havent heard of it, a quick summary will suffice.  Typo Keyboard Cover is an iPhone accessories which has both a case and a physical keyboard bundled with the case to enable one type on the iPhone using the physical keyboard.  The company behind Typo Keyboard Cover is called Typo Products LLC, original formed by TV personality Ryan Seacrest and Entrepreneur Laurence Hallier.   The design of the Keyboard is a very good look alike of the Blackberry keyboard in which BlackBerry have patented just as shown in the image above.  This serious total resemblance of the Typo Keyboard Cover for iPh...

10 Keyboard Shortcuts Alternative for Mouse

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While you work on the keyboard again and again hand on the touch pad to move the mouse or do not like, so were telling you some keyboard shortcuts that will make your job easier. Never having mouse (perishables) will also find this information very useful. 10 Keyboard Shortcuts : Alternative for Mouse  1. Opening and closing tab   if you want to close a tab in browser such as Google Chrome or Mozilla  then press Ctrl + W. Close the window by pressing Ctrl + Shift + w will be completed. If you accidentally close a tab, then do not worry. Press Ctrl + Shift + T only. 2. Increase or decrease font size in Microsoft Word  Working in Microsoft Word, the font Loss - raise your hand on the mouse or touch pad does not need to take. Increase Font Size Enter Ctrl +] and to reduce the font size Enter Ctrl + [ . 3. The window size modulate (Zoom out - Zoom in)  If your browser is opened and need to zoom in or zoom out the window, then pressing C...