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Google Translate Now Translates Latin Ad Libitum

by Richard Brooks October 11, 2010 Free Translation

Last week, Google added another language to its popular Google Translate service, and Latin students everywhere breathed a sigh of relief. Yes, Google Translate now decodes Latin.

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Free Translations of Happy Birthday

by Caroline Mikolajczyk October 4, 2010 Free Translation

For all of you guys who want to wish a wonderful Happy Birthday to your mates and family in the language of your choice.

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Google and IBM Tackle Ambitious Translation Projects

by Richard Brooks January 11, 2010 Free Translation

You may not realise it, but the internet sites you see when you surf the web are limited by the language you are surfing in. So, there’s always a part of the internet that you are shut out of.

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Microblogging Service Plurk Attracts Asian Users

by Richard Brooks December 14, 2009 Free Translation

When it comes to microblogging, Twitter is king. However, according to this article on PC World, its sovereignty is being threatened in several Asian countries by upstart microblogging service Plurk, which offers the support for local languages and alphabets that Twitter largely lacks.

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Star Trek’s Universal Translator: Coming Soon to an iPhone Near You?

by Richard Brooks July 6, 2009 Free Translation

Remember the Universal Translator from Star Trek? The translator enabled members of the Star Trek crew to understand alien languages as they were spoken.

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TED Conference Talks Now Available in Multiple Languages

by Richard Brooks May 15, 2009 Free Translation

TED (Technology-Entertainment-Design), the annual conference that brings together influential people from the areas of technology, entertainment and design, is now offering translated videos of speeches and performances from its conferences.

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The Language of Love

by Richard Brooks January 30, 2009 Free Translation

Valentine’s Day is approaching fast, a time when we express our love with cards and presents. Love is honoured on this day throughout the world.

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Cheeseburgery Hamburgers

by Richard Brooks January 26, 2009 Free Translation

After hearing a recommendation that bloggers should use computerised translation to provide foreign language replicas of their own blogs, Tony Barber decided to put Google Translate to the test. I won’t spoil it for you – the full article is here but there is one section that made us laugh for good fifthteen minutes…

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I Love You in 25 languages

by Richard Brooks January 20, 2009 Free Translation

I Love You in 25 languages… helping you to be extra romantic this Valentine’s Day.

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New spelling in Brazil

by Richard Brooks January 7, 2009 Free Translation

Could you imagine what would happen if you had to adopt a new set of spelling and grammar rules? Well that’s exactly what has just happened in Brazil.

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