Nokia, Samsung invest in Swype’s texting method

Swype, a Seattle-based company that has developed a new, faster way of texting on touchscreen devices, has just secured a second round of funding from Nokia, Samsung and an older investor, Benaroya Capital. The technology involves swiping a finger across a virtual keyboard rather than hitting each key individually, with software that will predict the indented word based on the finger’s motion and any pauses or changes of direction. The technology has thus far only appeared on the Samsung Omnia II handset….

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