SureType is a
QWERTY-based character
input method for
cell phone
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s which is used on the
BlackBerry Pearl. SureType combines a traditional telephone keypad with a QWERTY-based keyboard to create a non-standard way to input text on a cell phone. In addition, SureType contains a list of 35,000 English words, so when a user types the beginning of a word, all the possible words which start with those letters show up on the screen. Additional words can also be added to the word list.
SureType was developed by BlackBerry vendor
Research in Motion.
See also
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T9 (predictive text), a predictive text input technology for mobile phones
External links
Technology home page
Keyboard layouts
BlackBerry
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