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NEWS ABOUT: keyboard

keyboard stories: 4 news summaries

Smartphones Heart QWERTY, Click Off Users

iPhones, Blackberrys ignore alternative keyboard, to enthusiasts' chagrin

Sep 28, 09 1:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smartphone users are baffled that the the commonly used QWERTY keyboard is dominating their text-typing world. Many would prefer the little-know Dvorak keyboard, which was designed to be easy to use, placing the most common letters on the home row. QWERTY, used on computers, was designed to overcome a technical... More »

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smartphones • handsets • keyboard • mobile phones • cellphones • Dvorak Simplified Keyboard

(Newser) - A Florida man has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography, but he claims the cat did it, reports WPBF-TV. Keith Griffin told police that his feline companion would habitually mash the keys on his keyboard while he was away from his computer, causing strange things to appear. More... More »

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Florida • Internet • child pornography • computer • cat • pet owners • criminal charges • keyboard

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 BlackBerry Storm: It's a Dud 

Potentially great phone 'inconsistent and confusing:' Pogue

Nov 26, 08 5:45 PM CST
(Newser) - BlackBerry has a knack for simple phone names, and the Storm couldn’t be more spot-on, David Pogue writes in the New York Times. Stormy it is: dark, sodden, and unpredictable. The feature-packed phone is shrouded in a “marathon of frustration”—keys that don't do anything, scrolling that’... More »

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technology • iPhone • BlackBerry • keyboard • BlackBerry Storm

Founding Member of Pink Floyd Dead at 65

Wright gave the band
its signature moody keyboard sound

Sep 15, 08 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Founding Pink Floyd member Richard Wright died today of cancer in London at age 65, the London Times reports. A keyboardist who gave the group its moody, dreamy sound, Wright co-authored many Floyd songs including ones on their masterpiece, Dark Side of the Moon. He left after The Wall... More »

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cancer • obituary • Pink Floyd • rock music • Richard Wright • keyboard

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