33 different languages now supported by Twitter

If you speak Greek, Czech or Basque, you may be pleased to learn that Twitter has added these three to its list of available languages, bringing the total number of supported languages now to 33.Last March we reported that Twitter had completed work to…

Global Industry Analysts report predicts worldwide language translation software and services market will reach US$37 billion by 2018

A new market research report identifies the United States as the single largest market for language translation software and services, with growing demand stemming from corporations as well as Government agencies.Last month we posted a story identifyin…

Translation marathon for internet freedom declaration is launched today

The Declaration of Internet Freedom is being translated in all languages today – and you can help: translate it in your language or dialect, proofread language translations or just spread the word!While the world’s attention is focused on the 2…

Translation marathon for internet freedom declaration is launched today

The Declaration of Internet Freedom is being translated in all languages today – and you can help: translate it in your language or dialect, proofread language translations or just spread the word!While the world’s attention is focused on the 2…

American Translators Association Online Learning Webinar Series

Documenting Terms, Once and For AllBarbara Inge Karsch will present this 60 minute webinar in English on August 14, 2012 at 12 Noon US Eastern Time. Technical communication relies on the use of standardized terms and names of the respective field. And …

Innovative high-tech gloves translates sign language into complete spoken words

Prize-winning device may eventually have the potential to help hundreds of millions of hearing-impaired people around the world.Last May we reported on three Cornell University engineering students who had developed a high-tech glove that translated ha…

Universal language translation app ready for the Summer Olympic Games

Millions of tourists from all over the world will converge in London for the 2012 Olympics next month, making the city the perfect location to test a new iPhone speech translation app.Back in March we posted s story about a new language translation iPh…

Top 10 myths about language translation debunked Part 3

Language translation is a growing and essential necessity in the both the public and the private sector, in the world of business as well as for those involved in non-profit work.Here’s our final installment of this three-part post — the ten mos…

9th Annual Operations Summit to be hosted by CSOFT at Beijing Headquarters

Globalization leader brings in industry executives and Asia business experts from Corel, Foton, Halliburton, Microsoft, FORTUNE and more.CSOFT International Ltd., a global communications company, announced today the commencement of its 9th Annual Opera…

Language interpreters may help to reduce the length of time patients remain in the hospital

A new study from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester indicates that hospitalized patients with limited English-language skills spend fewer days in the hospital when assisted by a language interpreter at critical times.Researcher…