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Translation Price is what you pay, Value is what you get

Published On - February 24, 2015

Richard Brooks Inside Track, TranslationTags: Business, Machine Translation, translation fails

Translation: Price is what you pay, Value is what you get

Picture the scene, it’s the weekend, the sun is shining, not a cloud in the sky, a perfect day for a leisurely drive. About an hour into your jaunt around the local country roads, you notice a strange clunking sound coming from under the bonnet. It looks like a trip to the garage is in […]...

Published On - June 13, 2014

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Machine Translation, Twitter

Twitter Expands Use of Bing Translation

To celebrate the beginning of the World Cup in Brazil, Twitter has begun using Bing Translation to make it easier to read tweets in other languages. The translation feature was already available on the Twitter webpage and Windows phones, and Twitter began testing it on its Android app a couple of we...

Published On - February 27, 2014

Richard Brooks Language Blog, WelshTags: Machine Translation, Welsh

Microsoft Translator, Now in Welsh

Good news for the Welsh language this week: Microsoft Translator is now available in Welsh. Microsoft Translator provides a variety of translation tools for individuals and businesses, as well as a machine translation API for developers. The Welsh version of Microsoft Translator is a joint project b...

Published On - July 11, 2013

Richard Brooks Inside TrackTags: Machine Translation, Translation, Twitter

Twitter Enters the Murky World of Machine Translation

Last week you may have heard, or even seen, that Twitter has been trialling automated translation of tweets from certain individuals in Egypt. Following the recent political upheaval, the former president Mohammed Morsi, opposition leader Mohammed ElBaradei and Arab Spring activist Wael Ghonim have ...

Published On - November 9, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Machine Translation, Microsoft

Translation in Your Own Voice

At a presentation in China, Microsoft recently demonstrated an improved machine translation technology that allows for real-time translation in your own voice. Using the system, Microsoft’s Chief Research Officer Rick Rashid was able to give a presentation in Chinese in his own voice, even tho...

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 - March 28, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Machine Translation, Microsoft

Microsoft Releases Online Hmong Translator

In February, Microsoft announced that they had added Hmong to the list of languages translated by their search engine, Bing. Last week, Microsoft announced the release of a new, free online Hmong/English translator for smart phones, chats and websites. What’s with the focus on Hmong? It&#821...

Published On - February 17, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Machine Translation

Cost of NHS Translation

The National Health Service is currently catching some flak for the costs of its interpreting and NHS translation services. As the BBC reports, a group called 2020Health made a Freedom of Information request to determine the cost of these services to the NHS, and found that last year’s bill c...

Published On - February 16, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Apple, Machine Translation

Translation by Siri

Siri may have difficulty understanding English when it is spoken in a Scottish accent, but Apple’s virtual personal assistant now has another trick up her sleeve: translation. A team of developers recently introduced an app called Lingual, which turns Siri into your own personal translator, al...

Published On - June 22, 2011

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Machine Translation

The Future of Translation

Ray Kurzweil is a pioneer in technological fields including speech recognition and text-to-speech synthesis. He also believes one day soon, computers will develop their own consciousness and superhuman levels of intelligence. In fact, in an interview with the Huffington Post, Kurzweil told industry ...