Apple added Scribble to iPadOS 14, a feature that uses handwriting recognition and gestures to enable the Apple Pencil to enter and edit text in apps. Here's how to get the most out of the feature.

Microsoft today updated its OneNote note-taking service with optical character recognition (OCR) support across all platforms. The company also released a new version of its iPad app, adding ...

iPad handwriting recognition is reportedly coming soon, allowing users to write words into any text box with an Apple Pencil. Screenshot: Apple iPad users will be able to use an Apple Pencil to write ...

Apple is actively working on a handwriting recognition system. This raises the distinct possibility that you might someday enter text by writing words on your iPhone or iPad screen, rather than ...

The more intuitive a task is for humans, generally, the harder it is for artificial intelligence. Think of when Alexa can’t hear your commands, or when your spam filter traps an important email. A ...

Apple is continuing to investigate handwriting recognition for touch screens, but the latest research also covers displaying handwriting on an iPhone or iPad screen. Apple has regularly filed patents ...

OneNote can read and analyze your handwritten notes and use AI to improve them. OneNote can read and analyze your handwritten notes and use AI to improve them. is a senior editor and author of Notepad ...

Apple’s Newton PDA (seen by some as a precursor to the iPhone) was discontinued back in 1998. More than 20 years later one of the Newton’s killer features – handwriting recognition – is making its way ...

Egg freckles. Eat up Martha. Cafe Fwiblob. There was a time when these words would have elicited instant giggles. Memes from the time before Twitter or Facebook, Apple’s Newton and its often-errant ...