Great Free Translation Application for BlackBerry from BBTran

The world seem to be becoming more and more of a smaller place everday, thanks to products like BlackBerry.  I’m sure we can all understand the importance of being able to commuincate in business and for personal reasons, with people who speak diffrent languages. Well the folks over at BBtran have come up with this little gem of an app for the BlackBerry to help us all communicate a little better.  BBTran is a multi-translation application that translates words, phrases and does a dictionary lookup in 59 languages with more than 2000 translation directions. BBTran uses online services such as Google Translate, Systran, FreeTranslation, Reference.com providing user ability to see alternative translations. The application runs on BlackBerry OS 4.0 or higher.  Devices with OS 4.0-4.2 are supported by BBTran version 1.5 only. Version 1.6+ available on OS 4.2.1+ devices.

 Current Features

1. Email/SMS/PIN two way integration
2. Customizable user interface
3. Rich Formatted Translation Output
4. Reach text output and Autotext input
5. On-line translation database
6. On-fly services & languages list update
7. Multiple transport types supported: BIS, BES, TCP, WiFi
8. Optimized Traffic usage: GZIP Compression, Try WiFi first feature
9. Blackberry 4.0+ support
10. Automatic update check
11. From language Auto-suggest

 Supported BlackBerry Devices

• BlackBerry Tour
• BlackBerry Storm
• BlackBerry Javelin (8900)
• BlackBerry Bold (9000)
• BlackBerry 8520
• BlackBerry 8800 Series (8800, 8820, 8830)
• BlackBerry Curve (8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, 8350i)
• BlackBerry Pearl (8100, 8120, 8130)
• BlackBerry 8700 Series (8700c, 8700g, 8700r, 8703e, 8703g)
• BlackBerry 7130 Series (7130e)
• BlackBerry 7100 Series (7100i)
• BlackBerry 7200 Series (7250, 7290)
• BlackBerry 7520

How to check what OS you are using:

Click the OPTIONS Icon on your BlackBerry, next click on ABOUT under options. The next screen you see should look like this. The OS verison in this screenshot is v4.6.1.168, and the OS will always be the number in front of the platform number.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBTran Download Links

If you need Asian Fonts (Chinese, Japanese, Korean), they can be installed separately here: http://ota.bbtran.com/fonts

Install BBTran OTA by typing the following address directly in BlackBerry Browser

http://ota.bbtran.com (v1.7.1)

 or Choose one from the links provided below as suitable to your device.

 BlackBerry OS 4.7.0

BlackBerry OS 4.6.0

BlackBerry OS 4.5.0

BlackBerry OS 4.3.0

BlackBerry OS 4.2.1

BlackBerry OS 4.2.0

BlackBerry OS 4.1.0

BlackBerry OS 4.0.0

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