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Published On - November 16, 2016

K International Language Blog, Popular, Software LocalisationTags: Apple, iPhone, Translation

Apple Translation Fail

Translation fails are a well-trodden internet path for people looking for a quick giggle. Whether it’s that Chinese toilet sign inviting you to ‘pee in the pool’ or a coffee shop in Bulgaria that proudly boasts a poster saying ‘we hope you lick our coffee and our waiters’, the idea that so...

Published On - June 30, 2012

Agnieszka Animucka Game and App, Language BlogTags: iPhone, Olympics

A Translation App for the Olympics

As the 2012 Summer Olympics kick off and London prepares for the onslaught of foreign visitors, a new iPhone app is being released to make it easier for all of those people to communicate. The app, called VoiceTra4U-M, works for both telephone conversations and face-to-face conversations in 13 diffe...

Published On - August 11, 2011

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: iPhone, Language, Translation

iPhone App Helps Troops

When it comes to Afghanistan, winning the all-important “battle of hearts of minds” has proven to be quite difficult…especially when soldiers don’t speak the language. Now, a new, free iPhone app is available to help soldiers learn Dari, one of the local languages. The app, TripLingoDari...

Published On - January 5, 2011

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: iPhone

New iPhone App Translates Images in Real-Time

If you've ever been to another country and struggled with reading signs and menus, a new iPhone app called Word Lens might be just what the doctor ordered. Find out more!...

Published On - December 28, 2010

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Apple, apps, iPhone

Apps Help Keep Canadian Native Languages Alive

Working in conjunction with First Nation tribes and the First Peoples Cultural Foundation, a group of developers called FirstVoices has just released apps for the Sencoten and Halq'emeylem languages on the iPad, iPod and iPhone....

Published On - October 19, 2010

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Apple, iPhone

iPhone Now Supports Cherokee

iOS 4.1, the latest software release for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, adds support for a new language: Cherokee. Now, all but the oldest iPhones are capable of using the Cherokee syllabary to send and receive text messages....

Published On - October 26, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: apps, iPhone

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

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?”...

Published On - July 6, 2009

K International Language BlogTags: iPhone, Star Trek, Translation

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

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

Published On - January 9, 2009

Alicja Brady Language BlogTags: Apple, Coolgorilla, iPhone, Travel

Talking Translator

Have you ever been stuck in a foreign country desperately wanting to ask a local a question but limited by your language skills? Well the iPhone and iPod touch from Apple in conjunction with Coolgorilla have the solution. Coolgorilla develops software applications for iPods and Mobile phones. They h...