WSJ: Galaxy S4 to offer SwiftKey integration

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With just a few hours to go until the next-generation Galaxy S model becomes official, we have one more report for you that highlights one Galaxy S4 feature, the integration of SwiftKey’s prediction software.

You’re probably more than aware what SwiftKey can do since the SwiftKey keyboard app is quite popular among Android users – in case you don’t it’s suffice to say that we’re looking at software capable of predicting what your next key press will be based on your typing habits, and therefore improve your whole typing-on-a-touchscreen experience.

The WSJ has it from unnamed people familiar with the matter that the Galaxy S4 will include the technology:

Case in point, Samsung Electronics Co. will include SwiftKey's predictive technology in the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 [sic], which will be unveiled at an event in New York on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

“In the Android space where you have a lot of competition, a little thing like [predictive typing] can make a huge difference,” said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group.

We’re going to have more Galaxy S4 details for you later today, as we get closer to the announcement event which we’re going to be liveblogging for you. While you wait, check out our Galaxy S4 contest that’s open to all Android Authority readers!

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http://twitter.com/piyushr21 Piyush

Wow an whole ad for brown version gs4 , so much money is wasted on marketing , they should have used that money for making 32gb and 64gb s4 version and delivering it fast as possible .
- Hoggles
  
  Ummm….the ad was not at all trying to showcase the brown S4. The ad was obviously simply showcasing the phones features. You must not have watched it. There is no need to rush out 32gb & 64gb models. That’s what a SD card is for. I have 150+ apps, tons of music, video, pics, nand backups…you name it. All of this on my 16gb S4. Mind boggling how that can work…eh.
  - http://twitter.com/piyushr21 Piyush
    
    you dont need 32gb or 64gb version that dosent mean i dont need it and i am gamer and i cant install my favourite games on 16gb .
simpleas

@Piyush
They have money for that… they don’t have to save an ad to do that. We’re talking about production issues. You have to remember Sammy busts out gaziilion smartphones. I hope the new automation process will help with that tho.
- http://twitter.com/piyushr21 Piyush
  
  than why they say that there will be 32gb and 64gb version ,its false marketing than , they should tell us that it will be releasing after 4-5months. and still there were very few 64gb version gs3 and note 2.