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New SlovoEd 7.0 Engine with Extremely Fast Browsing, Highly Compressed Content for its Talking E-Dictionary Series on Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PCs
Most Comprehensive & Efficient Translation and Reference Tools for Individual End-users, Business Organizations, Universities and OEMs/HW Providers
Paragon Software Group, the software developer and content provider for mobile devices and PC desktops, releases the new SlovoEd 7.0 engine for its dictionary series on Windows Mobile smartphones and Pocket PCs, bringing mobile dictionary browsing to unprecedented levels of speed and accuracy while occupying a minimum amount of space on the device. Developed specifically for each type of hardware, the rich functionality of the SlovoEd dictionary can be enjoyed equally on either the Pocket PC or Windows Mobile smartphone without any loss of attributes. The SlovoEd series � from monolingual reference encyclopedias to bilingual translation dictionaries in 30 languages, including Chinese � offers a host of features and learning tools along with audio pronunciations for the most difficult words, which fits every learner�s level and learning style. Paragon�s technology makes it possible for mobile users around the globe to work and communicate in 30 languages even more easily, and, with licensed pre-installed software, SlovoEd increases the value and attractiveness of mobile devices to end users worldwide.
Looking very much like a close relative of the HTC Diamond and Touch Pro (think of it as their offspring), the new S740 smartphone is HTC’s latest handset that’s sure to inject some much needed style in the mobile market. Unfortunately, there’s no touch screen action with this one. Instead, it has a 12-key numeric keypad, sliding QWERTY keyboard for the two handed messaging experience and runs Windows 6.1 standard - so that kind of makes up for it.
The S740 features the same sleek and sexy design as the Diamond *drool*, which makes it just as covetable as the Diamond when it was first unleashed. And it’s definitely an improvement on the Touch Pro, which has a more basic and straightforward design. Expect internet speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps - that means up to 18 times faster than 3G - a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, a 3.2-megapixel camera, 256 MB flash and 256 MB RAM, a microSD slot, GPS and a range of other standard specs such as WiFi and Bluetooth. As well as all the above, the S740 supports POP3, IMAP and Exchange push email.
Expect to see it as of next month along with its inevitably costly price tag.
Sprint will be launching the HTC Touch Diamond on August 28th with a red back panel as the only distinguishing feature. The CDMA phone will be thicker than the GSM Diamond, measuring in at 101mm x 51mm x 14mm considering the CDMA technology and a 1350mAh battery which by the way is a much better prospect than its GSM counterpart.The Sprint CDMA HTC Touch Diamond will set you back $299 on a 2yr contract & $549 for the outright purchase.
RIM will soon announce the new BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 / 8210, featuring Wi-Fi and GPS respectively. A full HTML browser with zoom options is also promised. 
The anticipated RIM BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 and 8210 is getting closer to launch, as Expansys UK is preparing two unlocked models to be sold through its online store. The BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 will feature Wi-Fi connectivity, while the BlackBerry Kickstart 8210 will offer GPS navigation courtesy of BlackBerry Maps (compare).
Both models weighs in at 3.57 ounces and measures 4.03 by 2.02 by 0.68 inches. Since the BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 and 8210 are clamshell phones, they’ll feature two screens; an internal 2.6-inch 240 by 320 pixels screen, and an external 160 by 128 pixels screen.
The folks at Crackberry has obtained marketing photos of RIM’s new non-3G smartphone, the Blackberry Javelin, which gives us the down low on the details of the phone. Javelin will contain a 512 MHz processor, 256 MB of onboard flash memory plus a hot-swappable microSD slot, a hi-res 460 x 360 HVGA+ display, Wi-Fi with UMA and GPS, and a 3.2 megapixel camera. What briefly piques my interest though is the promise of "integrated lens/LCD technology." Does that mean a second camera hidden behind the display or is it just more ad speak for "the display is pretty"? The release date still seems to be slated for 2009.
Verizon Wireless announces the BlackBerry Curve 8330 and the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphones in Pink.
Verizon targets college students with the pink BlackBerries. I am not sure why - Verizon thinks that it would add flair when they are at school or interviewing for an internship or job.
The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone in pink is available for $99.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone in pink is available for $79.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
If you must you can order the pink BlackBerry Curve online or in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores beginning today, and it will be in stores on August 15th. The pink BlackBerry Pearl 8130 is currently available in stores and online.
HTC is going to launch its smartphone ‘Touch Diamond’ in Korea market, which features its new 3D touch interface called TouchFLO.
Adopting a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen and 3.2M built-in camera, the Touch Diamond delivers an entirely new mobile Internet experience that utilizes broadband-like speeds with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA wireless connectivity.
Other features included Mobile OS 6.1, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, GPS function and more.
Somehow this doesn’t surprise us. According to a statement released ahead of Garmin’s Q2 earnings call, the company says it will be delaying the release of its Nuvifone from late 2008 until the first half of 2009. In the press release, the satnav-maker says it has "found that meeting some of the carrier specific requirements will take longer than anticipated," and claims it is "working toward making necessary design changes to meet their requirements." Here’s hoping the bump stems from these minor niggles with carriers, versus trouble with the phone itself, which was running only a partially operational OS last time we saw it.
Research in Motion has been working hard over the past year or so to reposition its BlackBerry smartphones as consumer friendly. Continuing this, the company recently released its BlackBerry Media Sync application for Windows-based computers, allowing BlackBerry users to easily transfer multimedia content to their smartphones.
A key feature in the BlackBerry Media Sync is the ability to interface with Apple’s iTunes music organization software. The application currently only transfers music tracks that are not DRM-protected, but offers support for iTunes playlists and album art.
You can read more about the BlackBerry Media Sync here, or download it for yourself here.
While the last of the OS 4.5 suite is still in the process of getting outed, a beta version of the BlackBerry Java Desktop Environment for 4.6 is available. New features include being able to integrate with the Messages app, SVG support, additional BlackBerry maps APIs and more. The BlackBerry Bold is coming very soon, and those developers who aren’t RIM partners have probably been in the dark for some time now. It really wasn’t long ago at all that the 4.5 BlackBerry JDE was released, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see some developers going right from 4.3 to 4.6. Hopefully with the latest JDE available, we won’t have to worry about too many of our apps borking out after an OS upgrade…