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Verizon’s Samsung Omnia II Swype keyboard vs iPhone

Here’s a video showcasing the new Swype on-screen keyboard of the Verizon Omnia II versus the on-screen keyboard of the iPhone: Swype was developed by the…

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Here’s a video showcasing the new Swype on-screen keyboard of the Verizon Omnia II versus the on-screen keyboard of the iPhone:

Swype was developed by the inventor to the T9 predictive texting used on billions of phones worldwide. As you can see in the video you no longer have to press every letter on the keyboard and just Swype your finger from one letter to another, making it faster than conventional type. Currently only available on Windows Mobile (on the Verizon Omnia 2), Swype will launch on an Android smartphone son.

Source: Techcrunch

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