People hit an average of 38 words per minute when typing on a smartphone with both thumbs, says a study. Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team.

The average typing speed for most people is 40 words per minute. Cortez Peters Jr. was five times faster.A wiz at the typewriter, Peters toured the country in 1986, teaching how to type. His ...

A recent experiment sheds new light mobile typing and text input speed. Findings suggested that the typing speed on smartphones is catching up with the speed of physical keyboards with fastest speed ...

After meeting with Hawking himself, Intel's CTO Justin Rattner is spearheading a project to improve Hawking's computer system, allowing for an increase in words per minute typing speed. The research ...