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Paragon is out with yet another dictionary for the iPhone/iPod Touch. This time it’s the “Duden German Explanatory Dictionary” which offers 150,000 up-to-date keyword entries, including 10,000 new words and phrases relevant to modern life.
Again, the company’s proven SlovoEd engine is running the show in the back, ensuring the application is light (database is well compressed) and the word searches are performed fast.
Features include:
- 10,000 words and phrases standing for new notions “relevant for nowadays German reality,” e.g. “Erlebnisgesellschaft”, “Genfood”, “MP3-Player”, “Plasmabildschirm”, “seniorengerecht”, “Zweiklassenmedizin” and others
- 140 typical for the modern German language affixes, such as “neo-”, “pseudo-”, “-bewusst”, “-wirksam”
- Advice on word usage helps to avoid mistakes in linguistically sensitive cases, such as with the words “pervers” and “turken” and inform that recently often used “taubstumm” should be substituted by “gehorlos”
- 8,000 audio pronunciations for the most difficult words
“Duden German Explanatory Dictionary” is available for 29.99 EUR via download from the Apple AppStore.
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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.
