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  In Pictures: Serious smartphones with QWERTY keyboards

• New Lenovo ThinkPad laptops will ditch the classic keyboard

  By Melanie Pinola | 23 April, 2012 23:17

  ThinkPads have long set the gold standard for laptop keyboards, but recent Lenovo laptop models and leaked photos of upcoming ThinkPads indicate the legendary, classic ThinkPad keyboards are being replaced with a more trendy chicklet-style design.

• In Pictures: Serious smartphones with QWERTY keyboards

  By Michelle Mastin | 27 February, 2012 11:07

  Software keyboards have come far, but sometimes the best way to tackle work on the go is to use a physical keyboard.

• Hands-on: 5 wireless keyboards for the iPad

  By Sharon Machlis | 22 September, 2011 00:46

  Even if you're comfortable with the iPad 2's on-screen keyboard and can happily tap out a status update or quick email, you might not want to use it for tasks like writing a lengthy report. One option is to ditch the tablet for a full-fledged laptop -- but it might be just as easy to add a wireless Bluetooth keyboard to the iPad.

• McLean appointed as Microsoft Australia director of consumer channels group

  By Hafizah Osman | 02 August, 2011 12:05

  David McLean has been appointed director of Microsoft Australia's newly created consumer channels group.

• Want Swype for Android? Now's your chance

  By JR Raphael | 22 December, 2010 10:34

  It's a weird sort of paradox: One of the most popular apps for Android is also one of the hardest to get.

• Chrome OS notebook's revolutionary feature: No caps lock

  By Jared Newman | 09 December, 2010 08:04

  In terms of technical specs, Google's Chrome OS notebook isn't much different from other 12.1-inch laptops, except for one thing: There's no caps lock on the keyboard.

• Gboard automates Gmail tasks

  By Robert Strohmeyer | 05 December, 2009 10:19

  If you spend half your day in Gmail, as I do, then you're probably up for just about anything that can help you manage mail more quickly. The Gboard promises to do just that, so I jumped at the chance to give it a spin.

• How to fix the keyboard crisis

  By Mike Elgan | 05 December, 2009 09:51

  Everything gets better, right? Cheaper. Faster. Smaller. This is especially true for the smallest devices -- cell phones, netbooks and e-book readers.

• 8pen: Android keyboard app tries something new

  By Brent Rose | 22 December, 2010 04:26

  There are apps that I don't want to like, but do. Then there are apps I do want to like, but don't. The 8pen keyboard, unfortunately, belongs in this latter category. I'm a big fan of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking, but the developer needs to go back to the drawing board with this one.