Chinese Tools for WindowsMobile 6 PDA-Phones

[thph2006]

Hi All, I’m in a jam and need your help finding some Chinese support apps for my PDA/Phone.

I just ordered my new HTC TyTN II Windows Mobile 6 PDA Phone (http://www.htc.com/product/03-product_tytn_II.htm) and want to have it China-enabled before I leave on my first trip to China next week, so I want to have the following applications on the phone if possible:

1. Chinese Input Method - including pinyin and Chinese handwriting

2. Chinese dictionary with lookup by hanzi, pinyin, English – my first choice, Plecodict, doesn’t run on WM6 yet 

3. Chinese street navigation software (since my phone has built in GPS!)

I’ve found the applications below on the internet but don’t know anything about their quality, stability, etc. Can anyone who’s been through this already share their knowledge and/or other suggestions with me?

Thanks! Tom

Windows Mobile 6 Compatible Dictionaries

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HNHSoft Talking English Chinese Dictionary for Windows Mobile Pocket PC

http://www.hnhsoft.com/Talking-English-Chinese-Dictionary-for-Windows-Mobile-Pocket-PC

MSDict Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary

http://www.mobisystems.com/product.html?p=2&l=1&pid=157&i=1

If all else fails I may have to buy something like this to hold me over for this trip:

Besta CD-626 Handheld Electronic Dictionary

http://www.besta.com/

Chinese Input Methods

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CE-Star 2.8 R3a for WM5 & WM6

http://www.mobem.com/

Monster Chinese V4.2

http://www.mactiontech.com/english/products.htm

Street Navigation for China (With pinyin support)

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MapKing V5 Chinese Street Navigation Software

http://www.directionsmag.com/companies/MapAsia.com/products/MapKing/

http://www.mactiontech.com/english/products.htm

[crow610]

I can't speak for the other programs you have mentioned but I am confirm that PlecoDict does in fact for the most part work under WM6. The only issue is when copying and pasting between Pleco and other apps. Other then that Pleco words prefectly. Keep in mind that 2.0 was recently released and although is still in beta will be a great update for the application.

You might also want to get CEStar for reading/writing Chinese (especially if you want to do SMS) and a really good T9 input called PlumInput if you want to write quickly. Any questions feel free to ask. I've got a Touch which is a nice compact WM phone but lacks the storage and speed.

[Sgt_Strider]

What about GPS applications? Also, which version of CE-star do you recommend for the PPC? There are two versions, but I thinkI probably don't need the dictionary on the most expensive edition?

When is Pleco 2 going to be released? I'm really interested in this dictionary because it uses Oxford Dictionary.

[crow610]

I would just get whatever version will work with WM6. As for Pleco 2.0, it is still really buggy so just stick with 1.x which will include Oxford