Children will learn how to touch-type by the age of eight under radical plans launched today to revamp English lessons for the computer age. Primary schools would have to teach pupils to use a ...

Samit Sarkar (he/him) is Polygon’s deputy managing editor. He has more than 17 years of experience covering video games, movies, television, and technology. Typing Karaoke, a Flash game from developer ...

Your parents made you take touch typing, maybe even in summer school. The teacher was humourless, the exercises inane. You had no plans to compete in the Ultimate Typing Championship or become a ...

New research suggests that you don't need to learn to touch type to become a faster typist. Some of the benefits of touch typing date from the era of mechanical typewriters. But with modern keyboards, ...

There are four levels to play, each divided into three stages. You start by learning the home row keys. Each stage builds on previous lessons, introducing new letters as you progress and giving you ...

It was once an undervalued skill limited to clerks and secretaries working in the company typing pool. But in 2017 the ability to touch type at speed is seen as an essential asset in the jobs market.

Let's face it: Typing on your touchscreen phone with your big fat fingers is still too difficult and error-prone. These alternate Android keyboards aim to make text entry on a tiny touchscreen faster ...

What is your typing style? Are you a hovering helicopter or perhaps your fingers peck at the keys? According to Dr Bronwyn Batchelor, head of faculty law at the Independent Institute of Education, ...