1. A method, comprising: receiving handwriting input at a first device; executing, at the first device, handwriting recognition on the handwriting input to render a first recognition result comprising first text derived from the handwriting input; evaluating confidence in at least a portion of the first recognition result; in response to identification of a confidence evaluation for at least a portion of the first recognition result as being below a threshold level, sending data pertaining to at least a first portion of the handwriting input to a second device different from the first device and sending the first text to the second device, wherein the threshold level varies based on a speed of communication of the first device with the second device; and receiving from the second device a second recognition result comprising second text derived from the data.