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Just Shake it! Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 2010 for iPhone with a Unique ‘Random Word’ Feature

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0400

iPhone and iPod touch users now have a solid and reliable source of information they can carry around in their pockets, thanks to a new version of Britannica Concise Encyclopedia available for those platforms from Paragon Software Group, a leading mobile software developer, and Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Prepared by the editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 2010 delivers over 25,024 thoroughly researched and fact-checked entries covering art, history, geography, politics, technology, science, sports, pop culture, and other subjects. Whether you are wondering where Wall Street got its name or when the excavation of Pompeii began, you will find that Britannica Concise is the perfect information resource for home, school, and the office. Watch topics come to life with thousands of colorful images and maps. Don’t remember the exact spelling of a name, place or event? The advanced “wildcard search” feature allows you to replace unknown letters with symbols, like "*" or "?"

Features:
25,024 unique articles;
800 images and maps;
Get a random article by shaking your device;
“History” feature shows the last 100 looked-up articles;
Learn what happened on any calendar day in history with the ‘On This Day’ feature;
Hyperlinks between articles;
Auto-complete function;
Search options at the ‘Start-Up’ screen;
‘Favorites’ feature;
Browser-like user interface;
Share articles with your friends via email.

Download from App Store

Exchange Instant Messages on Windows Mobile Phones with Handy SMS

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group has released Handy SMS, an advanced text manager that makes the access and exchange of messages on a Windows Mobile phone even easier and more convenient. Handy SMS is all about texting options, privacy protection and organization! The program offers full integration with Outlook, making the switching experience between your smartphone and PC efficient and effortless.

Incoming messages can be viewed and accessed directly from the ‘Today’ screen thanks to the program’s plug-in. The smartphone user can read, write, forward messages, add emoticons or attach business cards. Real-time communication can be achieved with multiple contacts in two taps – sending out a message to several recipients at once or setting up a "live" SMS chat to make the discussion even more instant. Handy SMS enables convenient sorting of all ‘incoming,’ ‘sent’ or ‘drafted’ messages by contact name, automatically assigning them to the appropriate folders. Personalized sounds for each contact keeps messaging easy and allows users to react only when they hear the distinct tone they've set for particular contacts.

For privacy protection, Handy SMS allows users to add messages to Gray and Black lists. Messages in the Gray list are password-protected, while the Black list includes all unwanted and annoying messages that should be blocked immediately. Users can also set auto-reply functions to notify senders of incoming messages that the user is temporarily unavailable with a prewritten text message.

More information about Handy SMS

The Perfect Pair: America’s Favorite Merriam-Webster’s Dictionaries Now Available for BlackBerry, America's Most Popular Mobile Platform

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group has completed the product line that now allows users of America's most popular mobile platform, BlackBerry, to access America's most trusted bilingual and explanatory dictionaries by Merriam-Webster directly on their mobile devices. The product line, now available for all mobile platforms, includes Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition; Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged; Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionar; Merriam-Webster’s Pocket; The Merriam-Webster Dictionary; Merriam-Webster's English-French Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's English-Spanish Dictionary.

The original dictionary titles from America’s foremost publisher were adapted for the mobile screen and supplemented with the new functionality providing fastest definition look-up. Paragon’s advanced SlovoEd engine compresses even the weightiest content to minimal memory space. The traditional printed version of Merriam-Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, for example, weighs in at 12.5 pounds (5,67 kg), has 2,662 pages and measures 4 inches (10.16 cm) thick, but occupies just ~25 Mb on your tiny mobile device.

Features:
* Online Update feature provides over-the-air program updates
* Dictionary database is possible to install on flash cards
* Hyperlinks between related articles and directions
* Search History feature shows the last 20 words looked up
* Online dictionary catalog provides one-click access to more Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries and possibility to download it directly to your device
* Multilingual interface is available in English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish languages
* No Internet connection required: simply download the dictionary once to your device and use it with no further expense incurred

More info about Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries for BlackBerry

Speak like a Pro! PONS English, French & Spanish Business Dictionaries for iPhone and iPod Touch Users

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group and PONS publisher, well known for its green dictionaries and self study materials, have launched first series of ‘talking’ multilingual business dictionaries for iPhone and iPod Touch users, beginning with the most popular titles – PONS Business Dictionary English http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pons-german-english-business/id357054612?mt=8, PONS Business Dictionary French http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pons-business-dictionary-french/id347879869?mt=8 and PONS Business Dictionary Spanish http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pons-business-dictionary-spanish/id347881226?mt=8.

Whether preparing for an interview or a conference call, contract signing or a presentation, sales pitch or a project discussion – high quality business vocabulary dictionary support for all occasions will be available in an easy-to-carry format directly at your fingertips. PONS business dictionaries offer the most comprehensive and detailed translation articles with usage samples from conversational and written business vocabulary. You can improve your memory and pronunciation by learning new business idioms, useful terms, phrases and expressions, polite requests – all to demonstrate your fluency and competence at a workplace. Knowing many words is crucial when you want to improve your German level, therefore additional free learning tools included in the programs, such as Flash Card Quiz, allow you to achieve this goal fast and effectively.

Six Most Popular Explanatory and Bilingual Merriam-Webster’s Dictionaries for Android Phones

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group has launched the series of Merriam-Webster’s bilingual and explanatory dictionaries for Android phones. The product line includes Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition; Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged; Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary; Merriam-Webster’s Pocket; The Merriam-Webster Dictionary; Merriam-Webster's English-French Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's English-Spanish Dictionary. The original dictionary titles from America’s foremost publisher were adapted for the mobile screen and supplemented with the new functionality providing fastest definition look-up, audio pronunciations, finger-friendly interface, ‘Search by Voice’ option (enabled by Google), ‘Word of the Day’ widget and search option directly on the Home screen.

Features:

Word search option on the Home screen. The dictionary can be used as a search source in the phone’s Global search feature, search results will be shown in the ‘Quick Search Box’ widget.
Morphology module to look-up words in any grammatical form.
Search by voice. Speak the word instead of typing it in the dictionary.
English audio pronunciations recorded by native speakers.
Fuzzy Search helps in case of misspelling. Just enter a wrong variant and get a list of similar words.
Wildcard Search finds words even if the user does not know its exact spelling using “?” and “*” symbols to replace the missing.
Integration with Flash Cards application to quiz the comprehension.
Word of the day widget for the Home screen for daily word check. A random entry from the dictionary is changed daily.
Dictionary installation on memory cards.
Hyperlinks between related articles and directions.
Search History feature shows the last 20 words looked up.
No Internet connection required: simply download the dictionary to your device and use it with no further expense incurred.

More information about Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries for Android

Mobile Data Protection Software for the Phones with Java Support

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group has released Handy Safe, an application for easy and secure private data storage on mobile phones with Java MIDP 2.0 support. Handy Safe guarantees secure storage and convenient private data control on mobile screens thanks to Paragon’s advanced password and encryption technology. The program offers an over-the-air backup option for data storage and full touch-screen support to satisfy the needs of even the most demanding user. With Handy Safe application, every mobile phone can be used like a crack-proof safe, securely storing such vital information as passwords, credit card details, codes, accounts, logins, insurance policies and other sensitive information. All private and sensitive data is securely stored in one place, available for use on the go, as well as encrypted and hidden from the thieves or hackers.

Handy Safe key features:

Store passwords, credit card details, access codes, user names, accounts (email, Internet, shopping, bank), web pages, addresses, travel info, insurance policies, software keys and much more
Import phone numbers from the contact list
Restore accidentaly deleted items
Call directly from the program (if a phone supported feature)
Online backup – save data on a server for accidental data loss. Your data will be encrypted with Blowfish before transmitting to a server.
Strong 512-bit data encryption (Blowfish) keeps your data private and secure. There is currently no effective code-breaking solution for Blowfish encryption.
Touch screen support
Modify the default information forms according to your needs (add more specific fields for text, number and date, change icons)
Password strength check

More information about Handy Safe for Java

Handy Shell 2.0 – Powerful S60 Active Standby Replacement Software to Completely Personalize Your Home Screen

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group released a new version of its best-selling Handy Shell application, an advanced custom replacement of the entire S60 Active Standby screen. Handy Shell 2.0, designed to completely replace and customize the home screen according to the user’s wishes, implements touch navigation and 3D "Cube" kinetic scrolling for S60 touchscreen phones.

Handy Shell has four customizable views and five plugin options. The application takes over all functions of the S60 menu key, and adds extra options or disables unnecessary ones. The program allows easy access to necessary information, which includes shortcuts to the most frequently used applications and contacts at a glance. For S60 3.1 (or higher) users, Handy Shell's 3D "Cube" menu allows users to slide their finger over the screen to spin the cube and quickly navigate between screens.

Handy Shell offers four "Today" screen views to capture all important info on the main screen of your S60 smartphone. The "Today" view shows overall information about phone settings, ongoing calendar events, missed calls and SMS messages, new e-mails, weather forecasts -- through integration with the Handy Weather program -- and even provides shortcuts to necessary applications using five types of fully customizable plugins.

More information about Handy Shell for S60

Advanced Mobile Data Protection for Windows Mobile Phones

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group announces the release of Handy Safe Pro, the new professional version of the best-selling private data storage application for Windows Mobile devices (Symbian S60 application was released at the end of 2008). Handy Safe Pro guarantees secure storage and convenient private data control on the mobile screen thanks to advanced password and encryption protections, finger-friendly and easy manageable application toolbar and two-way synchronization with PC. All the private and sensitive information will be securely stored to prevent unauthorized use as well as always accessible for the user directly from mobile screen.

Handy Safe Pro brings mobile users some peace of mind while keeping such vital information as passwords, credit card details, codes, accounts, logins, insurance policies and many others – all in one place, available for use on the go, as well as encrypted and hidden from the thieves or hackers. The program also allows to synchronize the data with PC, easily access, edit, import, restore previous databases and locate the information to user-defined folders.

Handy Safe Pro key features

Sony Ericsson's PlayNow Arena Will Offer Paragon's Best Mobile Apps

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group announced that they have signed a partnership agreement with Sony Ericsson to offer Paragon’s mobile applications through Sony Ericsson’s on-device applications store PlayNow^TM arena. Sony Ericsson customers will now be able to personalize their phones even more with a wide range of authoritative reference applications, multilingual ‘talking’ dictionaries in more than 30 languages, popular utility programs for travel and personal time management, and mobile games.

The first product lines from Paragon Software Group offered through the Sony Ericsson application store will include the ‘talking’ dictionaries and reference works, the ‘Handy’ utility product line (9 applications) and the popular solitaire game bundle – Can’t Stop Solitaires Collection.

Handy Tools Pack for Your Feedback

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

Epocware, the subsidiary of Paragon Software Group, announces Online Feedback Contest for all S60 users and enthusiasts. The rules are simple, you should just give your feedback on any Epocware’s program for Symbian S60 (3rd Edition or 5th Edition). Every participant will get a 40% discount code on software purchase and 10 best reviewers will be rewarded with Handy Tools Pack (13 applications, worth $129,95).

Three steps to participate in the Contest:
One. Choose any app by Epocware you would like to have.
Two. Install it and test it for free during 2-week trial.
Three. Until 10th of December post your feedback in the Comments to Symbian-Guru and Best of Symbian contest announcements.

Thanks for your honest feedbacks that will help us to make our products better!

Bilingual VOX Dictionaries for iPhone and iPod touch, S60, Windows Mobile and Android-Based Smartphones

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group, the leading software developer of electronic dictionaries for mobile devices and desktop PCs, releases four ‘talking’ bilingual dictionaries – VOX Spanish-English Dictionary, VOX French-Spanish Dictionary, VOX Italian-Spanish Dictionary and VOX Catalan-Spanish Dictionary for smartphones. Linguistic databases are provided by the leading reference publisher – Larousse Editorial, S.L. The dictionaries contain all varieties of European and Latin American Spanish along with extensive coverage of English, French, Italian and Catalan languages, while Paragon's SlovoEd engine compresses the dictionary content to a minimum of memory space at the same time allowing the user to perform multiple learning and word reference functions as quickly as possible.

VOX English-Spanish Dictionary contains 68,000 words and expressions with numerous usage examples, notes of culture, native terminology, phrasal verbs and technical terms.

VOX French-Spanish Dictionary contains more than 30,000 entries and 400,000 translations featuring contemporary vocabulary in culture, technology and politics, as well as acronyms, abbreviations and phonetic transcription for French words.

VOX Italian-Spanish Dictionary covers 30,000 entries with more than 80,000 detailed translations, word spelling and usage samples, as well as Italian phonetic transcriptions.

VOX Catalan-Spanish Dictionary contains 95,000 entries, 180,000 translations, useful expressions, modern vocabulary and semantic explanations. It is the most complete and up-to-date Spanish-Catalan bidirectional dictionary available on the market.

Supported platforms: Symbian S60 , Windows Mobile , Android OS , iPhone/iPod touch

Translate while you text, tweet and blog using your iPhone and iPod touch with the easy-to-use Harrap’s ‘Talking’ French-English & English-French Dictionary

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group has just released the ‘talking’ Harrap’s English-French & French-English Dictionary for iPhone and iPod touch devices (also, available for Android, BlackBerry, Java, Windows Mobile, Symbian OS). The dictionary is based on the original Harrap's Shorter French Dictionary, the most popular dictionary in the French-speaking world. Harrap’s comprehensive and up-to-date words and translations accompanied by real English and French voice pronunciations, grammar tips, multiple usage samples, learning tools, and free online content updates – provide a new model for dictionaries developed for mobile devices.

Features include:
- Audio pronunciation for 90,000+ words, pre-recorded by native speakers;
- No Internet connection required to use the application: simply download the dictionary once and use it without any further expense;
- Hyperlinks allow users to quickly switch between related entries and language directions;
- "Fuzzy search" and wildcard ("*", "?", etc.) features help to find and translate words even if the user does not remember the exact spelling.
- Words are translated using any grammatical form;
- Flash Card Quiz enables you to add new words to flash cards and test your knowledge as many times as you wish.
- Search History shows the last 100 translated words.

The Al-Mawrid Al-Qareeb Bidirectional English-Arabic Dictionary Now Speaks on the Smartphone

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group has launched the ‘talking’ Al-Mawrid Al-Qareeb Arabic-English and English-Arabic dictionary for the latest series of Windows Mobile devices and iPhone/iPod touch (Symbian S60 3rd Edition and S60 5th Edition versions were released in summer 2009). The most comprehensive coverage of vocabulary in the Arabic-speaking world now comes directly from the oldest and largest publishing and distribution house of Arabic books and educational materials – Dar El Ilm Lilmalayin – available in an easy-to-carry format directly on the mobile phone screen.

The dictionary contains more than 33,000 words, phrases and definitions, and English examples of the most difficult audio pronunciations that the user can listen to directly on the mobile device through the audio module.

Features:

Instant dictionary browsing with the touch of a finger
English audio pronunciations prerecorded by English native speakers
No Internet connection required: simply download the dictionary once and use it without any additional charges
Words are translated in any grammatical form
Read e-mails, documents, and web pages from the device and get word translations without leaving active applications (for Windows Mobile)
"Fuzzy search" and wildcards ("*", "?", etc.) features help to find and translate words even if user do not remember the exact spelling.
Hyperlinks between articles and directions to easily switch between related entries
Flash Card Quiz enables you to add new words to flash cards and test your knowledge as many times as you wish.
Search History shows the last 100 translated words.

Handy Phoneguard Software Secures Comprehensive Protection for S60 Smartphone

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0300

Epocware/Paragon Software Group releases Handy Phoneguard for S60, an advanced smartphone protection solution that allows the phone’s data to be locked or completely wiped to prevent unauthorized access and use, as well as sending SMS notifications with the new phone number in case the phone becomes stolen or lost.

Statistics shows that almost half of all crimes committed in the street are mobile device theft. In addition, many people accidentally leave their phone in a store, on a school desk or in a taxi. With any of these scenarios, there is the possibility that someone will steal sensitive data, and use the phone under the owner’s service plan, running up a large phone bill that the owner might be responsible for. Handy Phoneguard minimizes worry and the effects of negative financial impact by providing full-time protection for the data stored on the S60 smartphone. It even assists in getting the phone back by remotely sending SMS alerts with the new phone number — a strong, combined defense to protect the owner’s sensitive, personal data and financial obligation if the phone goes missing.

Handy Phoneguard for S60 key features:

Autolock after a certain period of time or until the next power on, requiring a PIN to gain access
Password protection (Calendar, Contacts, Log, Messages, Photos, Videos, Files, Settings)
Optional protection for chosen applications
Autolock feature enabled by LOCK SMS, sent from any other phone in order to block access to the missing device and data
Wipe capability in remote mode activated by WIPE SMS
SMS-alert sends SMS messages with the new phone number. SMS-alert messages are sent to predefined phone numbers, when the new SIM card is inserted.

Deutsche Telekom Selected PONS English Dictionary As The Best Mobile Application of 2009

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software's PONS English dictionary for mobile devices has been recognized with the "Software of the Year 2009" award. "Software of the Year 2009" awards were held by Deutsche Telekom, mobile users of the German operator selected the winners.

PONS Advanced English dictionary supports the following mobile platforms: Android , BlackBerry , iPhone, iPod touch , Java, Windows Mobile, Symbian OS.

Six Most Popular PONS Dictionaries with Easily Accessed, Comprehensive Translations

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group announces the release of popular bilingual dictionaries by PONS GmbH, a world-known publisher of hallmark green dictionaries and language courses for lifelong learning, available for convenient use on Windows PCs. The newly launched PONS desktop dictionary line includes six popular editions – German-French, German-Italian, German-English, German-Polish, German-Spanish and German-Turkish –valuable additions to reference libraries of both language beginners and professionals providing instant translation or word reference while using the PC. The original PONS dictionaries were adapted to electronic versions for PC user convenience by providing extensive translation or word definitions by simply pointing the cursor over the word in question.

Features include:

Authoritative word definition without leaving the active application and switching to the dictionary. Read e-mails, documents, and web pages from your PC and get word translations by simply pointing the cursor over the unknown word.
Word search in any grammatical form (plural nouns, adjectives, different verb forms) using built-in morphology module.
Sound modules: listen to the correct word pronunciation pre-recorded by native speakers.
Instant grammar reference for every word in the dictionary.
IntraArticle Search allows the user to search definitions within the dictionary article.
“Search history” and “bookmarks.”
“Flash Cards” learning function to check user’s knowledge
“Fuzzy search” and wildcards ("*", "?", etc.) help find words even if you do not remember the exact spelling.
“SlovoEd Online Update” informs users of newly available updates.
The built-in online dictionary catalog lets users discover new dictionaries and download them directly from the program.
On-screen Virtual keyboard includes different layouts, which let users enter and translate words and phrases in more than 20 world languages.
Lists of irregular verbs (available for English and German vocabularies).
Translation language direction is changed automatically depending on the language input on user’s PC.

Epocware/Paragon Software Group Wins Two Handango Champion Awards

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Epocware received “Best Weather App” and “Best Personalization App” for Handy Weather and Handy Shell software developed for Symbian-based smartphones. Handango Champion Awards, the annual ceremony held by Handango Inc., recognizes the most innovative mobile applications and developers worldwide. For the first time, the best applications in different categories were determined by consumers votes.

The “Best Weather App” and “Best Personalization App” awards were given to Handy Weather and Handy Shell applications, Epocware’s bestselling and most sophisticated software solutions for S60 devices. Apart from the winners, Handy Essentials, Handy Calendar and Handy Safe Pro for S60 and Handy Weather for BlackBerry were also nominated for “Best App” across different categories this year. Since the initial launch of Handango’s annual Champion Awards, Paragon/Epocware has regularly participated and received favorable ratings. Most of the company’s products have already been recognized with the “Best App” award, along with the company award, “Developer of the Year”, received in 2002 and 2005.

All-in-One World Currency Conversion and Units of Measure Calculations Application for iPhone

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group has released Handy Converter – all-in-one conversion application providing foreign exchange rates and performing various units of measure calculations directly on the iPhone’s screen. The program supports over 30 world currencies and units of area, length, power, size, speed, temperature, volume, and weight. Handy Converter can be purchased for 4,99 USD (3,99 EUR) via the AppStore: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=328038713&mt=8

How many times did you need to convert one unit to another and did not remember the way to do it? How many times did you need to make foreign currency calculations when travelling? Whether on a business trip or vacation, Handy Converter will be always on hand to provide instant and accurate answers to all extensive calculations.

Features include:

Instant value evaluation while typing
Conversions into more than 30 major world currencies
Foreign exchange rates automatically provided by Bank of Canada and European Central Bank, or rate may be manually assigned
Clothing size conversions from seven international scales for men’s, women’s and children’s apparel and shoes
Conversions of area, length, power, speed, temperature, volume, weight
Smart and user-friendly interface without complicated menus

Paragon’s Most Popular Mobile Applications at the Samsung A-Store

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that they have signed a partnership agreement to offer Paragon’s mobile applications through Samsung’s on-device Application Store www.samsungapps.com. Samsung mobile customers will be able to access the Application Store directly on their smartphones by simply selecting the Application Store icon. The Application Store will allow Samsung mobile users to easily discover and download a wide range of applications directly from their smartphones.

The first product lines from Paragon offered through the Samsung A-Store will include multilingual ‘talking’ dictionaries from the world’s top publishers (including the Concise Oxford English Dictionary , and bilingual SlovoEd English-French , English-Spanish , English-German and English-Italian series), PenReader Touch – Paragon’s multilingual handwriting recognition software and company’s best-selling Handy Weather utility.

The applications will initially be made available to Omnia and I8910 HD users, followed by Omnia II (Model Name: I8000) and OmniaLITE (Model Name: B7300) in UK, France and Italy.

All-in-One World Clock and Personal Time Management Application with Advanced Alarm Options

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group has released Handy Clock, an advanced time management program for Windows Mobile devices and Symbian S60 that includes multiple time viewing, and alarm features to better manage the user’s busy schedule. For Windows Mobile touch screen phones, Handy Clock offers extended options for the “Today” screen to track time in five world cities at once, as well as easy fingertip navigation. Seven main views let you do more with your time.

Handy Clock makes it easy to check time in 40,000 cities worldwide. The world clock view for five chosen cities at a glance is also available and accompanied by the world map displaying real-time Day/Night zone and selected cities.

Handy Clock provides various types of alarms for each day of the week. It can be set to ring once or according to schedule, and is easy to snooze and resume in pre-set time. The program supports a rich variety of alarm tones, sound options and ringtone types that help users not only wake up on time, but in a good mood.

In addition to various timers and stopwatches, Handy Clock offers an efficient tool for time management. It keeps track of time spent on projects, and can even be set to time the working day and calculate the salary rate per day/project. The user can easily work in a multitasking environment -- while making phone calls or sending e-mails from the device, the program’s “Time Log” will track the project even if Handy Clock is not running.

Do whatever you want with time!

Real-Time Weather Forecasts on Windows Mobile and S60 devices

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group has launched a new version of its best-selling real-time access weather forecast application Handy Weather -- for S60 smartphones and Windows Mobile devices with touch screens. The program has been thoroughly redesigned and optimized for smooth finger-tip control, based on the advanced touch interface of the latest S60 and Windows Mobile series of smartphones, allowing to get the most detailed weather forecasts with just a tap or a slide of the finger.

Handy Weather's users can get instant and detailed five-to-seven day weather forecasts, supported by satellite weather maps, for thousands of cities worldwide. To get expert weather data, you can pick any location from a preset list of 40,000 cities or determine a location using GPS. Finger-friendly menus and bar options of the touch screen make weather details instantly accessible by double-tapping the “Today” screen.

Apart from the completely redesigned new look, Handy Weather (for S60) offers a new weather screensaver, a new “City List” feature providing forecasts for several cities at once as well as various animation effects accompanying weather data.

Features:

Temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit
Five-to-seven day high/low temperature graph
Preset list of more than 40,000 cities worldwide
Possibility to add a location point using GPS (for Windows Mobile)
One-day weather forecast including morning/day/evening/night weather details
Current conditions weather forecast
Hourly weather forecast
Three types of real-time weather maps for visual representation (“Satellite,” “Pressure,” “Temperature” views)
Automatic forecast updates at certain intervals or at a preset time
“Pan”/”Zoom” feature to browse maps (for Windows Mobile)
Two pre-defined weather plug-ins for the “Today” screen (for Windows Mobile)
Over-the-air program updates (for new features)
Wind direction
Gust and speed in mph, km/h or m/s
UV index (the sun’s ultraviolet intensity level)
Relative humidity in %
Various animated effects

Series of Popular ‘Talking’ Oxford Dictionaries for Mac OS Released

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group released Oxford dictionaries for Mac OS – the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, the Concise Oxford Thesaurus, the Oxford Russian Dictionary and the Oxford German Dictionary, Third Edition.

The most authoritative coverage of English vocabulary is coupled with Paragon’s advanced SlovoEd engine to bring premium dictionary content directly to the users’ desk. The original dictionary was adapted to the electronic versions for Mac users’ convenience to provide extensive translation or word definition by simply pointing the cursor over the word in question. Unknown words and phrases from any document, e-mail and web-page are defined in a matter of seconds. The detailed word definitions are accompanied by usage and a native British sound module of 20,000 words, transcription, grammar information, and color markup. Using unique compression technology, the dictionaries provide a very fast word database browsing and instant word search. There is no need to turn pages of imposing volumes to find the necessary word.

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary database contains more than 240,000 words, phrases and definitions, and is the most up-to-date dictionary of its kind available on the market.

The Concise Oxford Thesaurus contains over 365,000 synonyms and antonyms, and would be ideal for use in word games and puzzles, to improve your writing or to find the word on the tip of your tongue.

The Oxford German Dictionary includes more than 320,000 words and phrases, as well as 520,000 translations. The most essential grammatical information and word usage notes are available for both languages.

The Oxford Russian Dictionary covers more than 75,000 entries, 185,000 references, 290,000 translations including British and American English, regional Russian dialects along with numerous illustrative examples.

More info about Oxford dictionaries for Maс OS

Thirty Monolingual & Bilingual 'Talking' SlovoEd Dictionaries for Mac OS Released

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group the released of 30 SlovoEd dictionaries for Mac OS. The original dictionaries from the world's leading publishers were adapted to the electronic versions for Mac OS users’ convenience to provide extensive translation or word definition by simply pointing the cursor over the word in question. In addition to quickly looking up a word and reading its definition, the user can also listen to pronunciations, find etymologies describing word origins, and view grammar info that will be particularly useful for language learners. SlovoEd for Mac can boast of fastest definition look-up, host of learning tools and features from world's leading publishers such as Larousse Editorial, Oxford University Press, PONS and many others.

SlovoEd for Mac OS X features include:

Authoritative word definition from e-mails, documents, and Web pages by simply pointing the cursor over the unknown word.
Word translation in any grammatical form (plural nouns, adjectives, different verb forms) using built-in morphology module (available for English, Russian, French and Spanish).
Sound modules: listen to the correct word pronunciation pre-recorded by English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish native speakers.
Instant grammar reference for every word in the dictionary.
“Search history” and “bookmarks.”
Check yourself with the words you have added to “Flash Cards.”

“Fuzzy search” and wildcards ("*", "?", etc.) help find words even if you do not remember the exact spelling.
“SlovoEd Online Update” informs about new available updates.
The built-in online dictionary catalog allows to discover new dictionaries and download them directly onto your device.
Enter words in your native language faster by using on-screen virtual keyboard available in many languages.
Lists of irregular verbs (available in English and German dictionaries).

More information about SlovoEd dictionaries for Mac OS X

New ‘Talking’ Desktop Dictionaries for Individual Use and Educational Institutions

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group has launched the SlovoEd 7.0 series of multilingual dictionaries for Windows XP/Vista/2000 PC users. The new version of SlovoEd has been completely redesigned and now includes 24 additional dictionaries. These include German dictionaries from PONS GmbH, the English-French edition from Harrap, Turkish dictionaries from Mehmet Yuksel, Millennium’s Czech dictionaries, Swedish bilingual dictionaries from Peter Bondesson, along with 16 additional European languages. This dictionary line contains the most up-to-date content in complete accordance with the original sources.

There is no need to turn pages of imposing volumes to find the necessary word. The original dictionaries from the world’s top publishers were adapted to the electronic versions for PC users’ convenience to provide extensive translation or word definition by simply pointing the cursor over the word in question. Unknown words from any document, e-mail and web-page are defined instantly, appearing in the dictionary's pop-up window. The detailed word definitions are accompanied by usage and sound samples, transcription, grammar information, and color markup. Every dictionary contains the most updated modern vocabulary from a variety of areas such as the Internet, new media, technology and science. The user can also listen to the correct pronunciation.

Features include:

Word Translation in a pop-up window. Read e-mails, documents and web-pages from your PC and get translation or definition without leaving your active application;
Listen to correct word pronunciation using built-in Sound Modules, containing up to 90 000 audio samples in each dictionary pre-recorded by English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Russian native speakers;
Word search in any grammatical form (available for English, French, Russian and Spanish languages);
Similar Word Search and Wildcards ("*", "?", etc.) help to find the word even if you do not remember the exact spelling; Flash Card Quiz enables you to add new words to flash cards and test your knowledge as many times as you wish;
Virtual Keyboard allows entering words in any language of the dictionary;
Lists of Irregular verbs for all English and German dictionaries;
Dictionary Online Update feature allows to update the dictionary directly from the program;
Online dictionary catalog where you can download new dictionaries directly to your computer.

More information about new SlovoEd dictionaries for Windows PC