According to ITNEWS, "An overwhelming 83 percent of those surveyed would give up their morning cup of coffee before parting with their Smartphone".
Smartphones, iphones and mobile devices have become so essential to workers that they may as well be attached to our bodies. Many of us sleep and eat with them anyways...
The newest technology for our Smartphones is the software called Swype. While typing or texting on a Smartphone you can use features that make these tasks more simple, such as T9 or auto-correct. Swype, on the other hand simplifies all typing frustrations on touch-screen phones.
Cliff Kushler developed this new solution so users can simply glide a finger across the virtual keyboard to spell words, rather than typing out each individual letter. According to The New York Times, in the technology section, "Swype’s software detects where a finger pauses and changes direction as it traces out the pattern of a word. The movements do not have to be precise because the software calculates which words a user is most likely trying to spell. Capitalization and double letters can be indicated with a pause or squiggle, while spacing and punctuation are automatic." Mr. Kushler, who is chief technology officer of Swype, estimates that the software can improve a text-messenger’s pace by 20 to 30 percent.
We use our mobile devices as small personalized computers. More and more technology is emerging for our phones, so the need for them to be quicker and more efficient is increasing.
To watch a demonstration on Swype
Tara McKenna
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