Paragon Software news

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

Multilingual ‘Talking’ Dictionaries for Android Released

Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group releases a new series of bilingual dictionaries for Android-powered phones. Favorite dictionaries from every home bookshelf are now available in electronic format directly on the smartphone due to Paragon's advanced SlovoEd compression technology.
NEW features include: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish audio pronunciations, installation on memory cards.
Lexical databases are provided by Chambers Harrap Publishers LTD, Oxford University Press, PONS GmbH, VOX and other leading publishers. NEW series include:
Spanish Talking VOX Catalan-Spanish & Spanish-Catalan dictionary,
Talking VOX English-Spanish & Spanish-English dictionary,
Talking VOX French-Spanish & Spanish-French dictionary,
Talking VOX Italian-Spanish & Spanish-Italian dictionary,
German Talking PONS Compact Dictionary Polish,
German Talking PONS Compact Dictionary Turkish,
Talking Oxford German Dictionary, Third Edition,
Talking Harrap’s English-French & French-English dictionary,

And more dictionaries for Android phones

First Series of Multilingual ‘Talking’ PONS Dictionaries for Mac OS Launched

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group has launched a series of multilingual dictionaries for Mac OS users. PONS Mac OS product line includes five most popular dictionaries – German-French , German-Italian , German-English , German-Spanish and German-Turkish . The original dictionaries from the 30-year publishing veteran PONS 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.

Features:

Word definition look-up 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 (English, French, Spanish).
Sound modules pre-recorded by native speakers.
Grammar reference for every word in the dictionary (for English, French, Russian, Spanish).
“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.
Enter words in your native language faster by using on-screen virtual keyboard.
Lists of irregular verbs (English and German).
New Dictionary Online Update feature allows you to upload new dictionary content.
Discover new dictionaries and download them directly to your device with the built-in online dictionary catalogue.

250 Well-known and Most Addictive Solitaires Ever Available in One Pack

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Epocware/Paragon Software Group released Can't Stop Solitaire Collection, including 250 solitaire games available while on the go directly from S60 mobile screen.

For real solitaire lovers, Can’t Stop Solitaire Collection offers an outstanding variety of solitaire games, including the well-known Freecell, Klondike, Pyramid, Spider and Joker, as well as exciting Trefoil, Canfield, Carpet, Yukon and Algerian Patience, to name a few. 250 variants of most popular and most addictive card games are always at hand while in a queue, on the way or at a boring staff meeting.

The Can’t Stop Solitaire Collection for S60 functional features:

Great number of available solitaires
Easy-to-follow rules, animated demonstrations and on-device help for every game
A variety of card backs and backgrounds provides a wide opportunity to customize the game view according to the user’s wishes
Hints on possible moves in the case of complicated game situations
Alphabetical listing of all solitaire games
Statistics of games played and games won
Possibility to create a list of favorite games to make navigation easier

The Can't Stop Solitaire Collection is compatible with all S60 3rd and 5th Edition on Symbian OS devices.

Call recording, call filtering, call processing and profile management directly on Today’s Screen

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group released Handy Assistant, an advanced mobile phone application allowing management and customization of phone profiles, call processing and filtering, as well as other highly utilized phone features on Windows Mobile devices.
Profiles: Handy Assistant includes six default profiles to manage the user’s ring type, sound volume and call processing. All profiles can be easily changed directly on the Today’s screen of your Windows mobile device. Automatic profiles can be activated according to a preset schedule or by location.
Call processing: Handy Assistant processes all incoming calls and filters them according to the rules: Accept, Reject, Reject+SMS or Ignore. The user can set different rules for various categories of contacts.
Contact categories: Users can create their own categories, edit category groups, activate the default or custom profile for each contact category. The program’s contact categories integrate easily with Windows Mobile native phone contact categories set by the user.
Black list: Handy Assistant enables the addition of contacts to the Black List in order to conveniently avoid undesired calls.
Post-call actions: Handy Assistant offers the user multiple options for after-call follow-ups, such as writing a note, open/add to Contacts, blacklist/whitelist the contact, change the current profile, send e-mail/SMS, save info about an appointment and more actions in a matter of seconds, even during a call.

More features and details about Handy Assistant for Windows Mobile

SlovoEd 7.1 Version Allows Touch Operation and Control on Windows Mobile Devices

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0400

Paragon Software Group, the leading software developer for mobile devices and PC desktops, has released SlovoEd 7.1 dictionary series for Windows Mobile devices with touch screen. The dictionary interface has been specially optimized for fingertip control and now includes a touch-specific scrollbar that allows easy dictionary browsing and interaction with the word reference displayed on the screen with the touch of a finger tip, rather than the stylus.

SlovoEd dictionaries employ the best original linguistic content developed through years of extensive research by the world’s leading publishers such as Merriam-Webster, Oxford, Duden, PONS and Harrap, to name a few. SlovoEd 7.1 series now includes three new dictionaries:

SlovoEd Classic German<>Polish dictionary contains 73,026 entries.
SlovoEd Classic German<>Turkish dictionary contains 72,898 entries.
SlovoEd Classic Portuguese<>Russian dictionary contains 78,160 entries.

SlovoEd 7.1 for Windows Mobile key features:

Read books, documents and web-pages just from your PDA and quickly translate unknown words without leaving your active application
Find the translation of the word in any grammatical form
Check correct word pronunciation containing pre-recorded voice of English, French, German, Italian and Spanish native speakers.
Enter the words on your native language easier using on-screen Virtual Keyboard for more than 25 languages.
Check yourself with the words you have added to Flash Cards from the dictionary.
Find the word even if you don’t know its exact spelling using wildcards ("*", "?" replace a letter and group of letters).
Keep your SlovoEd dictionary always up-to-date. New SlovoEd Online Update feature lets you know of updated dictionary versions available for download and you can also set up frequency of update check.
Discover new dictionaries and download it directly to your device with the built-in Online dictionary catalog.
Learn how to use SlovoEd dictionary with the help of colorful and animated Tutorial in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Chinese Traditional and Simplified languages.

More information about SlovoEd for Windows Mobile

Multilingual Talking SlovoEd Dictionaries v.2.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch Released

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group, the world’s leading software developer and content provider for mobile devices and desktop PCs, launches new series of multilingual SlovoEd dictionaries for iPhone and iPod touch. The most reliable linguistic dictionary content coupled with Paragon’s technologically advanced SlovoEd engine bring premium dictionary content to iPhone and iPod touch users directly on the mobile device screen.

New features include:

Morphology module provides world translation in any grammatical form with a possibility to find and translate base form of the word for English, French, Spanish, Russian languages,
Fuzzy search option shows similar words to the entered term. It helps to find exact meaning even if the entered word is misspelled,
Wildcard search allows to look words up with wildcards ("*", "?", etc.) when the exact spelling is unknown,
Flash Card Quiz enables to add new words to the flash cards and test your knowledge.

SlovoEd for iPhone/iPod touch more features:

Audio modules contain live voice pronunciations prerecorded by native speakers, helping iPhone users to improve pronunciation and ease the mastery of a new language.
The “History” feature shows the last 100 translated words.
The “Cross-Lookup” feature is an easy check of language comprehension.
The SlovoEd engine compresses the dictionary content to a minimum of memory space while allowing the user to perform multiple learning, word reference and translation functions as quickly as possible.

More info about SlovoEd dictionaries for iPhone and iPod touch

Epocware Releases Handy RSS, Mobile RSS Reader for S60 Smartphones

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

Epocware releases Handy RSS, an advanced RSS feed reader for S60 smartphones. Handy RSS allows mobile user to read RSS items, displayed as feed headers and news in full view, thus making all the latest information on the web available directly on smartphone, yet fully optimized for mobile screen.

No additional desktop applications needed - just run Handy RSS and get the latest news items without any effort. Intuitive user interface and application menus provide one-click control to add/edit RSS channels, download, browse and mark items and other options to make RSS reading fast and convenient.

Handy RSS features:

Add/edit RSS channels
One list of RSS items
Read item list and RSS headers offline
Open web browser to read the full item
Mark items as read/unread
One-click control
No additional application or desktop RSS readers needed
Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97 support

More information about Handy RSS for S60

Handy Shopper - Efficient Shopping Planner for S60

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0300

Epocware announces the release of Handy Shopper, an all-in-one shopping planner to manage and easily maintain grocery shopping lists directly on the S60 mobile screen. Handy Shopper keeps all shopping plans and deals in the smartphone as easily manageable lists, organized for each store, shopping center or category and rids the need for endless paper notes, a thing of the past.

Using Handy Shopper reduces costs and time spent shopping due to incorrect or unforeseen purchases when replacing common light bulbs, printer cartridges, household items, or measuring for curtains. Users can add specific part numbers, dimensions, or measurements to their shopping list to minimize the guesswork in their shopping and prevent the need to return to the store to purchase the correct merchandise at a later date.

Handy Shopper features:

Keep shopping plans in order
Create multiple shopping lists for every store with unlimited quantity of products
Sort the list by categories and by user preference
Add new categories and products, user-customizable
Real-time updates to the shopping list; mark purchased products while shopping and the items will be automatically moved to the bottom of the list
Send shopping list by SMS or import it from received messages

More information about Handy Shopper for S60

SlovoEd Standalone Dictionary Series for Mobile Phones with Java Support Released

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

SlovoEd Standalone Dictionary Series for Mobile Phones with Java Support Released

Paragon Software Group releases SlovoEd multilingual dictionary line for mobile phones supporting Java MIDP 2.0. SlovoEd for mobiles provides the most common translations and references from the world’s leading dictionary publishers, and at the same time occupies minimal memory space on the phone. With no Internet connection required, the user can simply download the dictionary once and use it without any additional or reoccurring expenses.

SlovoEd dictionaries for mobile phones contain a wide choice of more than 60 dictionaries for 25 languages and the best dictionary content from the world’s most famous publishers: Merriam-Webster Inc., Oxford University Press, PONS GmbH (PONS), Chambers Harrap Publishers LTD, and Van Dale Lexicografie BV.

Including clear and concise definitions illustrating contemporary vocabulary on most of the world languages, SlovoEd for mobiles is the ultimate reference source for students, travelers, language beginners and enthusiasts.

SlovoEd for mobiles features:

Instant and efficient translation and reference on-the-go,
On-screen Virtual Keyboard helps to enter words in any language even if the user’s phone doesn’t support it,
Quick dynamic search of words while the user types,
Online dictionary catalog provides one-click access to new dictionaries and free upgrades with the possibility to download new software directly to the phone,
Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation,
Hyperlinks between different related articles,
Extensive variety of supported phones.

More information about SlovoEd for Java

SlovoEd Multilingual Dictionaries for Android Phones Released

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0300

SlovoEd Multilingual Dictionaries for Android Phones Released

Paragon Software Group, the leading software developer of electronic dictionaries for desktop PCs and smartphones, releases a series of SlovoEd explanatory and bilingual dictionaries for Android-powered phones, including recently released T-Mobile G1 and others. Favorite dictionaries from every home bookshelf are now available in electronic format directly on the smartphone due to Paragon's advanced SlovoEd compression technology.

SlovoEd Android series includes English explanatory and 8 bilingual (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish) dictionaries. Lexical databases are provided by Oxford University Press, Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH, Chambers Harrap Publishers LTD, Larousse Editorial S.L. and other leading world publishers. Using its unique compression engine, SlovoEd dictionaries provide comprehensive content, and a host of learning tools and features while occupying minimal memory space on the device. There is no need to turn pages of imposing volumes to find the necessary word – the user and instantly finds necessary word definitions or translations.

Features:

Quick dynamic search while you type,
Cross links between related articles,
“History” feature displays 20 most recently searched words,
No Internet connection required – just download the dictionary once and use it without any additional expenses,
Support of multiple dictionaries installed at a time

More information about SlovoEd for Android

PenReader Touch - Write with Finger-Tips on Windows Mobile Screen

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0300

PenReader Touch - Write with Finger-Tips on Windows Mobile Screen

Paragon Software Group releases PenReader Touch, advanced multilingual handwriting recognition software for mobile devices that allows fast and efficient data input with fingertips rather than a stylus in 30 languages. The program requires no additional training or handwriting adjustment. PenReader Touch automatically recognizes handwritten words and converts them into typed ones.

Features:

Fast and exact recognition of 30 languages. You can easily switch between the languages when writing.
Immediate recognition of letters; numbers (incl. Arabic numbers); standard, arithmetic and punctuation symbols; several gestures that fully duplicate main keyboard functions (shift, backspace, etc.).
Customizable handwriting style helps to recognize text more accurately and faster, just choose a convenient way of writing various symbols in the "Copy-book" menu.
Fast recognition of pen strokes from any application window.
Options for pen width and ink color let the user customize the interface in accordance with the user's taste.

More information about PenReader Touch for Windows Mobile

Paragon Software Group Releases Handy Weather for BlackBerry Smartphones

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0300

Paragon Software Group announces the release of Handy Weather application for BlackBerry smartphones. The program enables mobile users to get wireless weather forecasts in Celsius and Fahrenheit from any point in the world directly on their mobile device, subject to network connection and carrier capabilities. Wireless Internet compatibility is the only requirement needed for users to get real time weather information.

Features:

Preset list of 40,000 cities from all over the world.
Detailed weather forecast includes current temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit, real feel (Rf) temperature, well-designed animated graphics include traditional weather icons and text, wind direction and wind speed in mph, km/h or m/s, barometric pressure in Hg, mbar or mmHg, relative humidity in %, etc.
Automatically updated weather forecasts at certain intervals (every two, four, eight, twelve or twenty-four hours), or at a time preset by the user.
Three weather view modes: temperature graph for up to seven consecutive days, detailed weather forecast for each day and current weather conditions (for most cities) for several locations of the user's choice.
The traffic generated by a weather update is only 2.5 Kb per city forecast per download.
Advertising free.
Multilingual interface is presented on English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish languages.

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All Epocware's Solutions Redesigned for Efficient Work on S60 5th Edition Touch Screen Devices

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0300

Epocware, a subsidiary of Paragon Software Group, releases full-feature software support for the latest S60 5th Edition smartphones from Nokia. Epocware's programs and services now fully support the redesigned interface of the touch screen devices – Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97.

All Epocware's programs – from the utility applications, such as Handy Shell, Handy Safe, Handy Weather, Handy Calendar to the SlovoEd's more than 120 monolingual and bilingual dictionaries were tailor-made for Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97, keeping in mind all special characteristics and unique features of the touch screen devices.

More information about software for Nokia 5800