By John Glenday

Tom Hanks has proven his knack for striking the chord with the public after ditching Hollywwod for Silicon Valley in his latest venture, a typewriting app for the iPad.

Hanx Writer has risen to the top of the charts in Apple’s US App Store (it’s second in the UK) within days of release by the Oscar winning actor, with users driven to the apps accurate recreation of a traditional typewriter – complete with clacking and ‘ping’ alert at the end of each line.

Explaining the genesis of his project to Apple Hanks said: “I wanted to have the sensation of an old Read full story ›

Source: The Drum