Do you hanker for the nostalgic feeling of typing on a manual typewriter? Tom Hanks has the solution. The free Hanx Writer app for iPad, created by the actor in partnership with creative agency ...

When I want to get some serious distraction-free writing done, I turn to an old Royal manual typewriter. Call me a hipster all you want, but there’s something about manually throwing keys around on a ...

Tom Hanks’ name can do more than sell a movie, it seems. His recently launched, hipster-ish typewriter app for iPad, Hanx Writer, has now shot to the top of the iTunes App Store, ranking No. 1 in both ...

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Right around the age when you were supposed to know whether you wanted to become a fireman or a doctor, I was certain that I wanted to work as a grocery-store clerk. I found the sounds of the ...

It seems as though Tom Hanks is not only an award-winning actor, but apparently he can promote a simple typewriter as well. His recently launched app, Hanx Writer, has not only seen success, but finds ...

Celebrities throwing their names behind products are nothing new. Ronald Reagan hawked cigarettes, Kim Kardashian has her own mobile game, even the Simpsons made the jump. Still there's something odd ...

Tom Hanks aficionados will recall a time in 2014 when the Oscar-winning actor created an app called Hanx Writer, a typewriter app that was basically just like the notes app, but with cute little ...

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