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Bookworm 1.0 (Mobile)

Bookworm is a word-puzzle game.Link letter tiles left, right, up and down to build words and keep Lex sated and smiling. The bigger the word, the better the bonus.But watch out for burning letters they could spell disaster for you and Lex. Note: The "Download Now" link directs you to...

Tags: Mobile, Apple iTunes, PopCap Games, Bookworm, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-07

The problem with eBooks is not the reader

The problem with eBooks remains the content, and its licensing models. Bookworm is a nice open source reader, but the question remains how big is its book library, and what are the terms under which you access the material? The Amazon Kindle has found a...

Tags: Open Source, Bookworm, E-books, Personal Technology, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-02-13

Bookworm 1.08 (Mobile)

Feed Lex the Worm's endless appetite by joining letters on the library wall! Use up burning letters before they reach the bottom and set the library on fire! Special bonus tiles boost your score if used to make a word. Bookworm is a superb word game for beginners and experts...

Tags: Mobile, Letter, Absolutist, Bookworm, Construction, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-08-17

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WordOMatic 1.3.8 (Windows)

WordOMatic is a Word Search game with elements of puzzle and strategy. Rearrange letters to form words which are replaced with fresh letters. As letters grow old, they change colour. The object of the game is to use all available letters before they they become void. This is an original...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Letter, Paul Burkey, WordOMatic, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-12

WordOMatic 1.3.8 (Mac)

WordOMatic is a Word Search game with elements of puzzle and strategy. Rearrange letters to form words which are replaced with fresh letters. As letters grow old, they change colour. The object of the game is to use all available letters before they they become void. This is an original...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Letter, Paul Burkey, WordOMatic, Games, Microsoft Word, Personal Technology, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-08

News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

DinerTown Detective Agency 1.0 (Windows)

Something`s not right in DinerTown. Help Bernie the Bookworm run the DinerTown Detective Agency as you hunt for vital clues in major mysteries and discover who stuck their finger in all the jelly donuts and who`s been partying like a rock star with the zoo animals. Use the items you...

Tags: Agency, SpinTop Games, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Games, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-07-30

DinerTown Detective Agency 1.0 (Mac)

Something's not right in DinerTown! Help Bernie the Bookworm become a "real detective" as you hunt for vital clues in major mysteries like "who stuck their finger in all the jelly donuts?" and "who's been partying like a rock star with the zoo animals?" And while you're tackling those head-scratchers,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Agency, Mystery, Macgamestore, Advertising & Promotion, Games, Desktops, Marketing, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-28

Bookworm (Mobile)

The most popular digital word game of all time, Bookworm is part cross-word, part word jumble, part arcade puzzler, and all fun. Link letters to form words that keep Lex, the hungry bookworm, well-fed. Longer words earn Lex's gratitude as well as higher-scoring green, gold and crystal letter tiles.Complete the...

Tags: Mobile, Letter, Magmic Games, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-03

On Bookworms and open source eBooks

On Bookworms and open source eBooksExactly what Open Source is forWhile O'Reilly may some day find it interesting to develop significant customizations on top of the BSD-licensed public Bookworm codebase, we don't have any plans in that direction today beyond some oreilly.com eCommerce plumbing.

Tags: Bookworms, open source ebook, open source

Discussion threads 2009-02-16

On Bookworms and open source eBooks

Leave it to O'Reilly to head up open source eBooks. Bookworm, an open source platform for reading eBooks online is now in O'Reilly Labs. Having the free reader is great -- but how will we get the content? The project is open source, though developer Liza Daly...

Tags: O'Reilly Labs, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2009-02-16

Bookworm Android 0.0.1 (Mobile)

Bookworm Android is a tool for fast data lookup using T9 input method. It uses "smart" data structures. so entries can be found quite fast (even data sources with 1 million entries can be searched with up to 5 physical disk reads - 16^5 == 1048576). Just because...

Tags: Data Source, Mobile, Entry, Pedro Skink, Bookworm Android

Software downloads 2008-11-19

Bookworm 2.00 (Mobile)

Feed Lex the Worm's endless appetite by joining letters on the library wall! Use up burning letters before they reach the bottom and set the library on fire! A superb word game for beginners and experts alike and a great way to increase your word power!

Tags: Mobile, Letter, PopCap Games, Construction, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-11-12

Bookworm Deluxe 1.0 (Mac)

In Bookworm Deluxe, players try to score points by connecting lettered titles which are randomly placed around a library to form words. If no words can be created, the tiles can be scrambled for a new layout. But scrambling the tiles too often will create fire tiles, which will burn...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Word, Tile, Freeverse, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-01-30

Bookworm Deluxe 1.0.5a (Mac)

Link letters and create words to feed the hungry, hungry Bookworm! But watch out for fiery red letters... they'll burn your library down! It's vocabulariffic! Great new graphics, sounds and music! All-New Action Game! Save your High Scores in the Hall of Fame! Play offline anytime... no internet connection...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Letter, Macgamestore, Internet

Software downloads 2008-01-18

bookWorm 0.3 (Windows)

Right click search for books with matching in-page text at Google Books. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Books, PaulMc, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-09-27

LexiPuzz 1.21 (Windows)

A highly addictive word puzzle game in English and French. Create words by connecting adjacent tiles. Anyone familiar with Scrabble or Bookworm will feel right at home. Features include huge dictionaries of 100,000 plus words, recording of high scores online, and replay of all recorded games. This version is the...

Tags: Nick Koufou, Games, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-06-19

PopCap Games Pack 2 1.25 (Mobile)

PopCap Games Pack 2 brings you another five awesome games from the masters of web games, in one pack for one great price! Feed Lex the Worm's endless appetite by joining letters on the library wall! Bookworm. A superb word game for beginners and experts alike and a great way...

Tags: Mobile, Ark, Noah, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-04-19

Bookworm Adventures 1 (Windows)

Explore a spelling sensation of epical proportions! Vanquish 180 villains, increase your word power with gems, potions and treasures, master exciting mini-games and brilliant bonus modes. It's ultimate test of vocabularic valor.

Tags: PopCap Games, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-12-25

Bookworm 1.03 (Windows)

The goal of Bookworm game is to make words to feed the hungry Bookworm, while watching out for burning letters that could ignite your library! In both Bookworm game types, Classic and Action, you must create words by linking letters on the board together. To select a letter, just...

Tags: Letter, Astatix Software, Games, Corporate Governance, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-12-14