Google is pushing the boundaries with its introduction of Gmail Tap, the newest and fastest way to type. Instead of focusing on the best way of cramming 26 alphabetical keys onto the mobile screen, Google is focusing on just 2. All the texting/emailing you need is now represented by a “dot” and a “dash” in Morse fashion.

With large button areas, you can Gmail Tap easily without looking at the screen. Even at meetings, you can tap on your lap while staying focus with your audience. To double up productivity, there’s even multi-email mode where you can type 2 separate emails simultaneously with 2 sets of Gmail tap keyboards.

Other software keyboard developers like SwiftKey isn’t letting Google have all the fun. They too have introduced SwiftKey Mono, that features the world’s longest space bar. For those who have used SwiftKey would appreciate its rather accurate predictive input based on historical data. With this new version, all you get is a big keyboard without the clutter of a standard keyboard. Since it’s incredibly accurate, you won’t need to type anymore! All you need is just a big spacebar and follow the choices that SwiftKey predicts. For more information on SwiftKey Mono, head over here.

Don’t forget to check out other Google “innovation” that was released recently after the break.

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Alright, this sounds like a cheap airfare promo but it’s not. Google is offering 9 premium apps for only US$0.10. That’s about 32 sen in our currency. The 10 cent promo is going for 10 days and could be limited for 10 billion downloads or maybe to bring up Android app download numbers to 10 billion.

The participating apps are pretty good and they are SwiftKey X, Sound Hound, Asphalt 6 HD, Minecraft, Endomondo Sports Tracker, Great Little War Game, Sketchbook Mobile, Fieldrunners HD, Color & Draw for Kids & Paper Camera.

So what are you waiting for? Head over to the Android Market 10 billion app download promo page.

Thanks to @keithwoo for the heads up!

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The beauty of Android platform is the open possibilities of reinventing the keyboard. We have swype which arguably is the best keyboard when it comes to speed. Sometimes speed isn’t really everything and that’s where SwiftKey comes into the picture.

For those who are new to SwiftKey, their approach is focused more on predictive input. In the previous release, we loved how it learns your typing patterns and predicts your most likely next word the moment you type in the first character. In an ideal situations, you’ll only be typing the first character of every single word instead of typing everything out.

In the current release, SwiftKey is bringing text input to the next level. Now it gets more personalised by learning your input patterns via Facebook, Twitter and even Gmail. From this data, SwiftKey understands your language pattern as well as frequently used words including short forms that doesn’t normally make sense with proper dictionaries. Of course for those who are paranoid about privacy, this is just an optional feature which can be turned off.

Next they also refined the input by offering 2 typing modes – Precise typer and Rapid typer for the sloppy types. We’ve just tried it and we are pretty impressed by it. Admittedly it isn’t as fast as swype if you’re in a hurry but the text prediction is simply impressive.

To give it a try, you can download the SwiftKey X Beta from the market by clicking here and it is available for Android 1.6 and above.

Head after the break for the demo video.

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There’s a new keyboard for Android called SwiftKey Beta which is now downloadable from the market. While other keyboard predicts the current word you’re typing, Swiftkey is a step ahead by predicting the next word that you might type. This predictive feature is based on what you’ve typed on your device, be it email and SMS. So it kind of gets smarter as you type along.

We’ve just downloaded it and first impression is that it uses less effort than swype but it is slower. However the ease of use can come pretty handy when your hands are occupied like driving situation. That said, we do not condone texting while driving.

Check out the demo video after the jump

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