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Epocware/Paragon Software brings its dictionaries to BlackBerrys, Java ME enabled feature phones

Categories: Applications, Java
By: , IntoMobile
Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 2:30 AM

Paragon Software dictionaries

Paragon Software/Epocware dictionaries are no longer Symbian and Windows Mobile thing only. The mobile software developer announced that it is bringing its award-winning apps to BlackBerry smartphones, as well as select Java ME enabled feature phones — to reach new customers and expand into new markets.

Now, virtually all mobile phone users will be able to have dictionary in their pocket, no matter where they are. Paragon’s offering include dictionary lines from such world-famous linguistic companies as Merriam-Webster, Inc., Oxford University Press, Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH, Chambers Harrap Publishers LTD and Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH.

All dictionaries come with such features as:

  • High quality word translations secured by most authoritative reference publishers
  • Rapid dictionary browsing
  • Word translation in any grammatical word form with the possibility to view the base form
  • Cross-translation between related words and directions
  • The list of 20 recently searched words
  • Word Variants option to check word spelling

Languages supported include English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Russian.

About The Author

Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.