Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

As the New York Times reported in 1998, it was Les Crane who first spotted the woman who would be Mavis. Crane was a former disc jockey who went on to host ABC's The Les Crane Show for one year ...
Android Authority

Want a QWERTY phone in 2026? Here's a Clicks Communicator rival you shouldn't miss

Unihertz, a company that already sells rugged QWERTY phones, is teasing its next phone with a physical keyboard. The Unihertz Titan 2 Elite features a more compact and sleeker design, much like the ...
TechSpot

Physical keyboards are back: two new BlackBerry-style phones to launch in 2026

In a nutshell: The BlackBerry brand is now long gone, and most users have fully transitioned to touch-based keyboards for their messaging needs. However, a few companies continue to try to revive the ...
Digital Trends

I held the Clicks Communicator, and it blends the QWERTY past with modern tech like no other phone

A QWERTY keyboard phone in 2026 might not be top of mind when it comes to new releases this year, but in the sea of black rectangular slabs and an increasing fixation on foldable phones – we might ...
Gizmodo

QWERTY Phones Are Really Trying to Make a Comeback This Year

After dying a painful death at the hand of the iPhone’s revolutionary capacitive touchscreen, the QWERTY smartphone is rising up from the graveyard this year. No, BlackBerry isn’t returning despite ...
The Financial Express

Blackberry revival in 2026? This niche Android phone with QWERTY keyboard is designed for texting

Despite its communication-first philosophy, the device retains full access to the Google Play Store, allowing installation of any Android app. Have you wanted Blackberry to come back and stay for once ...
PBS

QWERTY: How Wisconsin Holds the Keys to Typing History

Uncover the surprising Wisconsin origins of the QWERTY keyboard. The team heads to Milwaukee to uncover how the QWERTY keyboard took shape in Wisconsin. They explore how Christopher Latham Sholes and ...
Android Police

I tried a weird 16-key keyboard, and it made me rethink phone typing

Andy is a seasoned technology journalist with more than 15 years experience in the mobile industry, writing for Digital Trends, Wired, and more. During that time he has reviewed hundreds of ...
Liliputing

Zinwa Q27 will be a modern BlackBerry Clone with a 3.92 inch display, QWERTY keyboard and Android 16 software

The Zinwa Q27 is an upcoming smartphone that combines modern features like an AMOLED display, MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor, and Android 16 software with a retro design: it has a 3.92 inch display ...
Education Week

Rick Hess Straight Up

Rick: In School Rethink 2.0, you write about developing the Khan Academy’s AI tutor Khanmigo. How did that come about? Kristen: Our initial impetus was a 2022 meeting where leadership from OpenAI ...
Android Authority

This keyboard case made my Pixel 9 actively painful to use — but I can't stop typing on it anyway

The Clicks case brings a full QWERTY keyboard with physical keys to selected phones, including the Pixel flagship series. It provides excellent tactile feedback and keyboard shortcuts to your typing ...