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Round Two: Keyboards for iOS

Yesterday’s post felt like a bit of a downer, so today’s is just a quick update to point out that all is not lost – there are at least two more iOS keyboards available. 1. Octopus. Is getting good reviews in the jailbreak community and looks a like I imagine the new BB10 keyboard to be.… Continue reading Round Two: Keyboards for iOS

iswipe i-shwipe

I’m sorry. I just can’t do it. iswipe is just not trustworthy enough to use as a primary keyboard. There are just too many errors and inconsistencies to be able to type quickly, and there’s not much more important on a work phone than fast text input. And worse than that, a trusted friend has… Continue reading iswipe i-shwipe

Still pig with iswipe

So the experiment is only just going okay so fat. (Darn it iswipe. Henceforth I’ll correct its errors in brackets like these.)

Pig with iswipe again

So I figured I’d give iswipe another change to impress me. So fat, its not doing to badly. Just the occasional misspelt wots here and the. We’ll see how long this try lasts four.

IfPhone 2

So, if Apple don’t see the ‘wisdom’ of my earlier approach what else could they do to revolutionise the pre-paid market?

Never not knowing

So our daughters’ Nanna has acquired a second-hand iPhone. She’s always been passionate about education and learning. A teacher by training & trade, we joke that our girls come back from visiting her with five more points of IQ. The iPhone, however, is taking her a bit of getting used to. Truth be told, her… Continue reading Never not knowing

Lost in –

“How much is thirty-seven pounds and twenty pence in Australian dollars” So, they still both have a little ways to go. I think points to iOS for at least interpreting my words correctly.

For whom the Amazon flows

Given Amazon are clearly gearing their business toward minimised free cash flow, they operate less like a traditional corporation and more like a weaponised market-disruption machine. Question is, if their key owners don’t mind the lack of profits, what else do they want? Like the disruption / destruction of a particular industry? Next step is… Continue reading For whom the Amazon flows

ifPhone

If Apple want to do an end-run around wireless carriers, and enter the prepaid market with a bang, they need a device that can be bought without carrier subsidy for a price lower than (or extremely close to) their subsidised iPhone. Tis a big ‘if’ I know, but if they did, what would they compromise… Continue reading ifPhone

Pig with iSwipe

I have bern pig for the last week with a custom iphone keyboard calked “iSwipe”. Its a free ware version of the android / sang keyboard calked “Swype”.