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Published On - January 28, 2014

Agnieszka Animucka Language BlogTags: Google translate, Travel

Travelling with Google Translate

Going travelling? Rich recently covered why you might be wary about using Google Translate for business materials, but what about personal travel? Google Translate’s mobile apps promise to replace bulky phrasebooks and time spent memorizing key phrases with instant, real-time automatic transla...

Published On - January 6, 2014

Alicja Brady Business, Guides & Tips, Inside Track, Multilingual SearchTags: Business, Google, Google translate, Retail, Translation

Translation Guide for Business

Here at K International, we are regularly asked by our clients what is actually involved in translation. There is not really one overall answer to this as it is very much dependent on how you intend to use the results. Some clients appear to see translation as a low cost means of increasing sales or...

Published On - December 23, 2013

Richard Brooks Inside Track, PopularTags: Google translate, Retail

Can’t I just use Google Translate?

I was asked this question today. It wasn’t the first time. If I’m honest, it annoyed me that I should have to answer it at all. But I guess if you don’t work in the language industry, you might perceive Google as a trustworthy company who can do no wrong, so you could be forgiven […...

Published On - September 18, 2013

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Google translate

Google Plots Universal Translator

Google is known for taking on big, ambitious projects. So, it should come as no surprise that their latest “mo0nshot” comes right out of science fiction: a “universal translator” that translates between any two languages, instantaneously. Der Spiegel recently profiled Franz J...

Published On - September 6, 2013

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Google translate, Translation Fail

The Milk Port Translation Fiasco

Faking an interview is always a poor journalistic practice, to say the least — but if you’re going to make up quotes, don’t rely on Google Translate. A Turkish newspaper learned that lesson the hard way this week after it fabricated a huge chunk of an interview with American schola...

Published On - August 24, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: #Fail, Google translate, Spanish

Newspaper Discovers Limits of Google Translate

In the United States, Spanish-speaking Latinos are a rapidly growing demographic. Naturally, some news organizations cater to them with Spanish-language editions, especially online. However, according to Fox News, when the Hartford Courant decided to follow suit, they did not hire a translator, choo...

Published On - June 26, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Google translate

Google Translate’s Egyptian #Fail

Hosni Mubarak: Egypt’s once and future president? Not in this universe, but Google Translate sure seemed to think so as Egyptians made their way to the polls two weeks ago. According to Voice of America, the sentence ““I will respect Egypt’s future president” turned into &#8220...

Published On - May 11, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Google translate, Machine Translation

Why Machine Translation is Not Good Enough

Machine translation that’s good enough to substitute for human interpreters is like the great white whale, sought by science fiction writers, businesses and militaries alike. However, despite all the hype about the latest iPhone translation app and the ubiquity of Google Translate, nobody has ...

Published On - February 29, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Google translate

Google Translate: Now in Esperanto

Google Translate now comes in 64 flavors. The latest addition to the family is Esperanto. Google announced the news in a blog post last week. Of course, the obvious question inspired by the announcement is, “Why Esperanto?” After all, it’s not the official language of any country, ...

Published On - April 5, 2011

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Google translate

Amazon’s Kindle: Your Newest Universal Translator

Purists may prefer the look and feel of a real book, but the Kindle is a great device for reading on the go. Now, courtesy of a new Kindle app called Kindlefish, it has another use: a universal translator....