Baidu officially launches TalkType voice keyboard for Android

Baidu Research, a division of Chinese web search company Baidu, is announcing today the launch of TalkType, a third-party keyboard app for Android devices that’s optimized for voice input.
The app first appeared in the Google Play Store in the U.S. a few months ago. Since then, the team behind the app has added features like support for swiping on the keyboard (in addition to just pecking), restaurants from Yelp, and the ability to send animated GIFs from Giphy. The app’s virtual mic