A recent usability study found that average cell phone users are far more efficient using physical QWERTY keypads to type messages than they are when using the virtual keypad included with Apple ...

This study was conducted by User Centric, a Chicago-based usability consultant. User Centric concludes: It took QWERTY users almost twice as long to create the same message on the iPhone as it did on ...

The latest iPhone Pro models have received an exciting new accessory that’s perfect for those who miss the tactile feel of physical keyboards: the Clicks Creator Keyboard. This innovative product from ...

The QWERTY keyboard layout has been around since the 19th century. Aren't there other arrangements better fit for the computer age? They vary from... QWERTY Traveled From Typewriter To iPhone, But ...

Last month, NPR asked listeners and readers and a Harvard professor what technologies have stuck around a little too long. "The typewriter keyboard for me is the one that is most amazing," said ...

Poll: silicon.com readers vote with their keys... Qwerty keyboards find favour with the majority of silicon.com readers for their PDAs and smart phones but interest in touchscreen interfaces is not ...

I don't see the point. Typing with your thumbs or with one finger on the keyboard is far different from touch typing with all your fingers on a full sized keyboard, which is where Dvorak layout offers ...

If you're a geek of a certain age, you probably had some kind of phone with a physical keyboard. For me, it was the BlackBerry Tour. For my younger sister, it was the magnificently chunky Motorola ...