Yes! I’ve been waiting for this forever. Apple’s given the iPad a portrait mode keyboard perfect for thumb typers! This is just like Microsoft demoed in Windows 8 last week!
iOS 5 Gives Thumb Typers Something To Cheer Above [WWDC 2011]
By John Brownlee •
Yes! I’ve been waiting for this forever. Apple’s given the iPad a portrait mode keyboard perfect for thumb typers! This is just like Microsoft demoed in Windows 8 last week!
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
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