October 2009

Internet Regulator Approves Multilingual Web Addresses

by Richard Brooks October 30, 2009 Languages

The internet regulator Icann has voted at its annual meeting in Seoul to allow non-latin-script web addresses. This means that  you could have domain names in Arabic, Chinese and other scripts. This move is set to transform the internet and will be the most complicated code change in over four decades. Icann were set up [...]

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Learning a Language? There’s an App for That!

by Richard Brooks October 26, 2009 Education

When you’re trying to learn a new language, practice makes perfect. How many times have you said to yourself, “I would love to learn another language in my spare time?”

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Desperately Seeking Glaswegian Interpreters

by Richard Brooks October 22, 2009 Languages

An advert has appeared in the Herald newspaper recruiting Glaswegian interpreters and translators. The successful candidates needed to understand general vocabulary, accent and nuances. The firm told the BBC that so far 30 people had applied for the positions – some of them applied in Glaswegian. The translation company who placed the advert recently had [...]

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Cloud Computing, C’est Quoi En Français ?

by Richard Brooks October 20, 2009 Languages

It is becoming increasingly difficult for the French language to keep up with the pace of technology, according to this article in the Wall Street Journal. New buzzwords like “cloud computing,” “social media” and “web 2.0” are introduced frequently, and since new French translations for English words have to be created by a committee and [...]

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Scots Gaelic Gets EU Recognition

by Richard Brooks October 9, 2009 Languages

Scots Gaelic has been approved for use in EU meetings in a new memorandum of understanding, according to the BBC. The move is an important step forward for Scots Gaelic,although it still does not have the status of an EU “official” language like English. In addition to being used in meetings, Gaelic speakers can now [...]

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Google and Facebook Release New Translation Tools

by Richard Brooks October 2, 2009 Events

Both Google and Facebook released new translation tools for websites over the past week. Both companies announced the new tools on wednesday, in honor of International Translation Day.

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