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Reimagined keyboard for Android misses the mark
Dec 22nd
By Brent Rose
There are apps that I don’t want to like, but do. Then there are apps I do want to like, but don’t. The 8pen keyboard, unfortunately, belongs in this latter category. I’m a big fan of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking, but the developer needs to go back to the drawing board with this one.
8pen is a replacement keyboard unlike any other. It completely does away with the standard QWERTY keyboard and replaces it with a circle surrounded by four quadrants. Each quadrant has eight letters or symbols, each one selected by starting in the center circle, going in a certain direction, looping your finger either clockwise or counterclockwise for a certain number of degrees, and then returning to the center circle. Sound complicated? It is. In fact, trying to explain how it works exactly would take up the entirety of this review, so I’ll just say watch 8pen’s promo video, if you’re really interested.
Google gives Apple cause for concern with Nexus One
Jan 5th
Today’s buzz is all about the announcement that Google is launching its new Google Phone, called the Nexus One.
While Stephen Jobs and the gang at Apple say they are not threatened by this new entry in to the highly competitive phone market, the mere fact that Apple said they are not worried speaks volumes about their concerns of the shifting market share.
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