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Google seems to have updated the dictionary OneBox on its search results page. It's only a minor redesign of the existing feature, but the layout is better spaced out and Google now includes synonyms along with the definitions.
You'll notice that the various definitions for a word, as well as the new syn... |
11 October 2011
03:56 GMT |
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Although Google prides itself with getting users to the information they're looking for as soon as possible through its search engine, lately the company is working more towards retrieving the information directly rather than providing a link to a page that may contain it. This makes a lot of sense for a lot of ... |
13 May 2011
11:00 GMT |
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Nuance Communications has announced that its voice technology now powers the voice search capabilities behind the new Merriam-Webster app for iPhone, the latest mobile app to take advantage Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search voice recognition technology.
Nuance’s product portfolio of speech and predictive te... |
23 December 2010
04:33 GMT |
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The Oxford English Dictionary, the definitive guide to the English language, will likely not be printed again according to Oxford University Press, the publisher of the dictionary. The third edition, which is still at least a decade away, may only be available online if there is no demand for the printed version.The ... |
30 August 2010
06:47 GMT |
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Languages are in a constant state evolution and this has been especially true ever since the internet became widely used. Various groups have evolved their own jargon and popular sites and services tend to come with their own terminology. That's how you get words like "tweetup" and "paywall" added to the Oxford ... |
19 August 2010
12:02 GMT |
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Google is always improving its services and products. This week, it was time for the dictionary feature in Google Search to get a revamp. The feature now kicks in automatically for certain words, you don’t have to type ‘define:’ anymore, and shows the dictionary entry on top of the regular, organic ... |
26 July 2010
10:25 GMT |
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This article is also available in Spanish: La aplicación Google TranslateIn what concerns communication and the Internet, there are no language boundaries anymore. You are no longer limited to reading news only from websites whose language you speak, but explore the realms of knowledge in other parts of the w... |
2 June 2010
11:01 GMT |
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A company specializing in electronic handheld information has announced the release of 12 visual dictionary translation applications for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Franklin Electronic Publishers has previously provided language solutions only on its proprietary devices, but now the company has committed to rel... |
17 May 2010
10:09 GMT |
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There are over 200 countries in the whole world and hundreds of languages and dialects. With the advancements in technology, no wonder that people needed to talk to each other in many languages and translation has become a necessity. Furthermore, various online translators have appeared, which make your life easier w... |
20 February 2010
12:31 GMT |
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Google's self-proclaimed goal is to organize the world's information and, for the most part, it sticks to that. Once in a while though, it's not satisfied with what it finds or the way the information is available elsewhere, so it just builds its own resource. And when you've got thousands of the... |
4 December 2009
04:24 GMT |
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Communication does not imply too much care or effort for the average user (especially if one is chatting with their pals). Misspelling words in an email or an IM window to one's buds can sometimes turn into something hilarious, but it will not have an impact on them as a person. However, it so happens sometimes... |
9 October 2009
13:41 GMT |
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It is widely recognized that the English language is in a continuous expansion, adding new words every year to its huge repertoire. What is not known is the fact that many of these new words aren't words at all, but only mere acronyms or abbreviations of common expressions used on social networks. This year'... |
1 September 2009
02:32 GMT |
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Ideographer has released Pinyin Dictionary 2.1.0, an update to its free Chinese Romanization utility for Mac OS X. Version 2.1.0 adds punctuation marks and line breaks that can be preserved, as well as a resizable main window and text input field. Word segmentation has also been included, but only Leopard users can b... |
16 October 2008
15:11 GMT |
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Apple's Mac OS X sports a useful feature called "Dictionary". The application can be used to look up words in the New Oxford American Dictionary, the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus, the Apple Dictionary and, more recently, Wikipedia. Following the tips below, we hope you will be able to use Dictionary&#... |
25 August 2008
18:06 GMT |
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Leopard's built-in Dictionary application is a very useful tool. You can use it to look up words in the New Oxford American Dictionary, the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus, the Apple Dictionary and, more recently, Wikipedia!That's right, whenever the first three sources don't do you any good (w... |
6 June 2008
03:13 GMT |
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Having trouble with your touch-screen iPhone keyboard? Are typos giving you headaches? Does it bother you that your iPhone doesn't support your language? Well, although Softpedia doesn't encourage installing apps that require a jailbroken device, it can't hurt to at least learn of the potential of apps... |
23 April 2008
03:53 GMT |
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I must admit I don't read much these days - mostly for lack of time, and when I do have time to catch up, I don't usually pick anything with the words "orgasm", "sex life" or "make it better" in the title, for fear that I'm going to realize it's yet another cheap "find the meaning of life and of s... |
8 March 2008
04:28 GMT |
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The largest web-based dictionary Dictionary.com was finally acquired by the famous Answers Corporation, the owner of rival Answers.com, for $100 million in cash, the two companies announced today. Actually, Answers bough the entire company Lexico Publishing Group, LLC that owns several famous names such as Dictionary... |
17 July 2007
08:16 GMT |
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The recently discovered language tools that were meant to enhance the Google Office suite can be easily implemented into Google Docs using a simple command to be entered in the address field. The trick was discovered by Tony Ruscoe from Google Blogoscoped who said that writing a simple line into the address bar of yo... |
2 July 2007
03:15 GMT |
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Some time ago it was rumored that Google prepares a presentation tool that can compete with Microsoft's PowerPoint and will complete the Office suite. It appeared to be true. Now, new speculations concerning Google Docs are spread on the Internet: the Mountain View company plans to add interoperability between t... |
29 June 2007
02:01 GMT |
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Google made several efforts to improve its translation tool, but I believe that nobody ever guessed exactly what the company's plans were. Well, the Mountain View giant released today a web-based dictionary that enables you to translate words from several languages. In addition, you'll get phrases and relat... |
22 June 2007
04:12 GMT |
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Steape offers solutions for travellers and mobile phone users who find themselves in situations that require knowing a foreign language. It actually works like a dictionary that, besides the classic version, also offers the correct pronunciation.The program works quite easy and needs little effort from the user. Stea... |
10 May 2007
12:18 GMT |
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Sharp announced they're releasing what they call the most luxuriant dictionary ever. And I'm talking about an electronic dictionary, of course. The RD-CX300 is a sophisticated interactive bilingual dictionary (Korean&English) and language learning system that beats other multimedia dictionaries. Well, at le... |
14 April 2007
04:26 GMT |
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Interesting the world of widgets. I don't think there is one small issue this kind of contraption would not approach. Everything from weather cast, mail checking, analog clocks display, digital post its, direct links to certain websites, small RSS readers, sheep counting, computer resources usage and much more, ... |
2 March 2007
11:53 GMT |
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