Dictionary.com Introduces First-Ever Free Dictionary & Thesaurus Application for BlackBerry Smartphones
Dictionary.com, the online dictionary today announced the availability of its pocket English dictionary and thesaurus application for BlackBerry smartphones, expanding Dictionary.com’s addressable market to a potential 65 percent of U.S. smartphone users.
The free app, which optimizes the Dictionary.com experience for BlackBerry smartphones, is available now on BlackBerry App World(TM) (www.blackberry.com/appworld) and on the Dictionary.com mobile website at http://m.dictionary.com/. A link to the app can be immediately delivered to a user’s BlackBerry smartphone by texting BBAPP to 44636.
The Dictionary.com application is the only free dictionary and thesaurus app currently available for BlackBerry smartphones. In addition to providing users with more than 500,000 words, definitions and synonyms, the app features audio pronunciations, spelling suggestions and Dictionary.com’s popular Word of the Day for both English and Spanish. The new app also allows users to instantly access a definition or synonym while reading or drafting an email, a feature unique to the Dictionary.com experience on BlackBerry smartphones.
Several of the features included in the Dictionary.com app were designed to meet the specific professional needs of BlackBerry smartphone users, helping them get essential information on the go. The relevance of the application is underscored by a recent study that revealed 54 percent of people believe a person’s vocabulary is crucial to being successful in business. Not to mention, a mastery of language can have after-hours benefits. More than 12 percent of those surveyed said they find a person with an extensive vocabulary sexy.
"The popularity and value of Dictionary.com is about much more than being a source for word definitions. Millions rely on Dictionary.com every day to help them communicate smarter and more effectively in business, in school and in their social lives," said Doug Leeds, President of Dictionary.com and Chief Operating Officer of Ask.com. "Dictionary.com on BlackBerry smartphones seamlessly integrates the leading resource for people who want to communicate more efficiently with the smartphone platform many of these people use."
The Dictionary.com Application for BlackBerry follows up on the success of Dictionary.com for iPhone and iPod touch®. Recognized by US News & World Report as the #1 iPhone app for college students, the Dictionary.com for iPhone app has been downloaded more than three million times since launching in April 2009.
Designed specifically for the BlackBerry smartphone user, the Dictionary.com application features include:
– Dictionary.com – Access the most comprehensive, up-to-date dictionary
available online with more than 325,000 word definitions and spelling
suggestions
– Thesaurus.com – Search the award-winning online version of Roget’s
21st Century Thesaurus with more than 275,000 synonyms
– Phonetic & Audio Pronunciations – Hear pronunciations of words with a
simple press of the audio button
– Dictionary.com Word of the Day in English and Spanish – Learn a new
word every day with definitions and real examples from published
writings through this popular Dictionary.com feature that is enjoyed
by millions each day
– Recent History – View an editable list of recently searched words
– Social Networking Function – Email or SMS text any word and its
definition to yourself or others right from the app
– Email Integration – Exclusive to this app on BlackBerry smartphones,
users can instantly access a synonym or definition while reading or
drafting an email
The Dictionary.com application is available for the BlackBerry Pearl, BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry 8800 series of smartphones, as well as the BlackBerry® Bold(TM) and BlackBerry® Tour(TM) smartphones. Users whose BlackBerry Smartphone is not yet supported can access Dictionary.com through their mobile browser at http://m.dictionary.com/.
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