Microsoft has made a habit out of acquiring significant mobile app makers, but its next deal may cut particularly close to the bone for smartphone fans. The Financial Times' sources understand that ...

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Microsoft is acquiring SwiftKey, London-based makers of the popular virtual keyboard for Android and iOS, in a deal rumored to be worth $250 million. SwiftKey insists it will continue to develop its ...

Android users who want to tap into some AI as they type on their phones can now do so with help from Microsoft. Released on April 4, the latest flavor of the Microsoft SwiftKey Beta keyboard ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced an agreement to acquireSwiftKey, whose software keyboard and SDK are used on more than 300 million Android and iOS devices. SwiftKey’s technology aligns with Microsoft ...

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is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft's SwiftKey deal is all about talent and AI While Microsoft is clearly ...

The Financial Times is reporting that Microsoft has purchased popular third-party keyboard maker SwiftKey for $250 million. While SwiftKey is most known for their predictive keyboard, the acquisition ...

Microsoft has released an overhauled version of its popular Android and iOS keyboard, SwiftKey, which packs a neural network into a smartphone. Artificial intelligence, it seems, is suddenly ...

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Microsoft is looking to expand on its artificial intelligence program with the reported purchase of UK-based developer SwiftKey, makers of the popular cross-platform predictive keyboard of the same ...

"Microsoft is paying around $250m to acquire London-based Swiftkey, maker of a predictive keyboard powered by artificial intelligence that is installed on hundreds of millions of smartphones, ...