PhatWare Updates WritePad for iPhone

PhatWare Corporation has announced the new version of the popular note taking and handwriting recognition software for iPhones - WritePad 4.1. The new version now includes a Twitter client, which allows users to compose Twitter updates in their own handwriting.

WritePad lets users take notes in their own handwriting with an iPhone stylus pen, or a finger. The state-of-the-art handwriting recognition software will adapt and learn while it is being used, improving the recognition quality over time. WritePad supports simple gestures, to select text, cut, copy, paste, insert special characters, and more. The WritePad Twitter client allows users to send Twitter updates directly from WritePad. It can also display the Twitter timeline and replies to your updates, making it possible to copy, retweet, and reply to Twitter updates.


The new version of WritePad has been optimized for iOS 4.0 and the retina display. Other new features include improved spell checker and recognition quality; the Styles feature allowing users to change the appearance by manipulating text, page and ink colors, and fonts; support for inline gestures while writing; and more. WritePad has a spell checker with it's own custom dictionary, a context analyzer, which allows users to dial phone numbers, or open URLs embedded in the text. Other WritePad features include:

* An auto-corrector, which automatically fixes common spelling and recognition errors
* A Shorthand feature, which lets users perform editing commands, insert the current date, time, and any repetitive text by writing a short name and drawing a circle around it
* A file server, which allows users to exchange documents over Wi-Fi between two or more iPad or iPhone devices, and to download files onto the desktop computer using the Internet browser
* Interface to the Bing Translator, lets users translate WritePad documents to 13 supported languages

Pricing and Availability:
WritePad for iPhone 4.1 is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category.