Longman Dictionary of 100,000 Words Available Both for iPhone/iPod touch and Android

PR Log (Press Release) – Jun 29, 2009 – “Longman Dictionary of 100,000 Words (English-Chinese & Chinese-English) Powered by Dejizo” is now available both for iPhone/iPod touch and Android. The dictionary is designed to meet the needs of English and Chinese learners. It also serves as an invaluable guide to writing, reading and speaking the two languages.

“Dejizo” is a dictionary application and server platform developed by EAST Co., Ltd. in Japan, and Longman Dictionary of 100,000 Words works as its built-in dictionary. This powerful combination provides the following advantages:
-  Besides Longman Dictionary of 100,000 Words, online Wikipedia can be used in the same software.
-  The dictionary includes natural English pronunciation for about 20,000 major headwords in American and British English. (iPhone/iPod touch only)
-  The pronunciation can be played back without interrupting music or Podcast being played on iPhone/ iPod touch. (iPhone/iPod touch only)

Products for iPhone/iPod touch:
- Simplified Chinese version   US$9.99 (with pronunciation for headwords)
- Traditional Chinese version   US$9.99 (with pronunciation for headwords)

Products for Android:
- Simplified Chinese version   US$7.99 (without pronunciation for headwords)
- Traditional Chinese version   US$7.99 (without pronunciation for headwords)

Longman Dictionary of 100,000 Words:
- 100,000 words and phrases, surpassing all dictionaries of comparable lengths.
- Chinese translations used in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
- 5,000 new words and terms.
- Natural English pronunciation for about 20,000 major headwords in American and British English.
- Numerous terms used in commerce, computer, economics, law, literature, pure science and other fields.
- For words of common use, their entries provide typical collocations, phrasal verbs, antonyms and synonyms and cross-references of related entries

About EAST Co., Ltd.:
Based in Tokyo, Japan, EAST is a software developer with 25-year history of collaboration with many local publishing companies. Now, EAST expands the collaboration to Pearson Education which publishes the reputable and popular Longman dictionaries worldwide.

More product information is available on;
http://dejizo.jp/iphone/l-ec2.html (English)
http://dejizo.jp/iphone/l-ecs2.html (Simplified Chinese)
http://dejizo.jp/iphone/l-ect2.html (Traditional Chinese)

* This application uses "CRI ADX for iPhone/iPod touch" from CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
（http://www.cri-mw.co.jp/product/lineup/audio/i-adx_e/）