Intended to be a timesaving feature on the iPhone, the auto-correct feature automatically corrects words it recognizes as misspelled as you type. Auto-correct may be an annoyance for some users, ...

At first, autocorrect as we now know it was a major disruptor itself. Although text correction existed on flip phones, the arrival of devices without a physical keyboard required a new approach. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Say 'bagelz' if you want. Have you noticed that the iPhone autocorrect got a lot more aggressive at some point? It's not just you: ...

Ever since the iPhone launched almost five years ago, we've been struggling with its auto correct feature. Sometimes, it works great, figuring out what we mean as if by magic. Other times it ...

You don't have to spell correctly to search productively on the Web if you use Google as your search engine. Similar to the Google Instant feature, auto-correct examines the words you type and offers ...

You can delete a problematic AutoCorrect entry or you can try this case shuffling trick to have your cake and eat it too. Word’s AutoCorrect feature is helpful, most of the time. When users run into a ...

I’m typing these sentences on my iPhone and the ducking auto correct feature is getting in the way so much that that I want to hump up and down in frustration. Damn you, auto correct! Damn you to ...

Today in studies that claim the Internet is ruining our lives, the BBC informs us that auto-correct and spellcheckers have turned us into a bunch of illiterate idiots. But our spelling has been ...