Nokia Growth Partners co-invests in Swype

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Nokia announced today that, Nokia Growth Partners are co investing in Swype.

Swype’s patented technology will now provide a faster and more intuitive way to input text on its touch screens devices because it has built in intelligence that doesn’t require users to hit each letter accurately. With one continuous finger or stylus motion across the keyboard, users can now enter text at over 30 words per minute.

Swype is also designed to work across a variety of operating systems and devices such as phones, tablets, game consoles, kiosks, televisions, and GPS units among others.

John Gardner, partner at Nokia Growth Partners said “UI technology is a key part of our view of the growing mobile market. We are delighted to participate in this round of funding for Swype, enabling them to bring their cutting-edge technology to more mobile and touch-screen devices.”