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Old 11-22-2013, 04:11 AM   #9
Chadwick
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Device: Freelander:PX2 MTK8389 Quad Core 7" Android 4.2 Phone Tablet
Thanks for all of the responses. It's clear to me now that our new phablet won't support Calibra...but that's okay.

The reason that I like Calibra is that it's free but more importantly because you can highlight a word or string of words, right-click and then bring up a menu that lets you (among other things) Google it or get a Dictionary definition. We use this function all the time when we read.

As examples, say I'm reading a Harry Bosch novel (Michael Connelly) and Harry is going to meet someone at such-and-such eatery in Hollywood because they make the best chile dogs or what-ever. I can highlight the name of the eatery, right-click, Google it and more often then not, the 'location' is real so I get to see what it looks like in real life and also check out the menu!

Someone's driving a '62 Caddy El Dorado and I don't know what it looks like. No probs, I Google it.

When I'm not sure of what a word means, I look it up in the Dictionary - although Calibra uses the 1913 Websters dictionary for some unknown reason.

Someone lives on Mulholland Drive, I can check it out with Google Maps. Etc, etc.

Anyway, I found some Android apps with the functions we want and it looks at this stage that we'll opt for Moon+ Reader Pro.

Thanks again for the quality responses and Good Reading to all this Festive season !

Cheers,
Chadwick
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