Swype, the popular smartphone input technology, has been acquired today for $102.5 million by Nuance.
Nuance is the company behind the FlexT9 keyboard, software that lets users speak, trace, write or tap "Dragon dictation" and "T9 predictive text input technologies" on Android tablets and phones.
Says one analyst of the move (via Reuters):
Nuance is bulking up on the mobile front ... [ read the full article ]
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I just hate the fact that you are forced to use cracked versions or a stock ROM if you don't want to download the new beta every time. And on my phone, even after downloading and licensing the new version, Swype still continued to not work. So I'm just using the Android keyboard now, and will find another Swype-ish program for my drunk texting needs. Screw them, it's been in beta forever and should already be on the market, it just makes me mad instead of making typing easier.
