‘Tis the season to be accurate: how to avoid holiday language translation gaffes

If you rely on automated translation software for your seasonal greetings you do so at the risk of being misunderstood or even embarrassed.Machine language translation, otherwise known as automated or automatic translation, has certainly come a long wa…

‘Tis the season to be accurate: how to avoid holiday language translation gaffes

If you rely on automated translation software for your seasonal greetings you do so at the risk of being misunderstood or even embarrassed.Machine language translation, otherwise known as automated or automatic translation, has certainly come a long wa…

YouTube adds automatic captions in 6 additional languages

YouTube has announced that it is expanding support for its automatic captioning service for six European languages.YouTube’s automatically translated captions are now available in German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Dutch. Avid YouT…

City of Los Angeles launches election outreach campaign in 10 languages

The Los Angeles City Clerk’s office has launched an ambitious voter outreach initiative in L.A. County’s nine most commonly spoken languages in addition to English. It’s called “L.A. City Votes!” and it’s a campaign aimed at exp…

City of Los Angeles launches election outreach campaign in 10 languages

The Los Angeles City Clerk’s office has launched an ambitious voter outreach initiative in L.A. County’s nine most commonly spoken languages in addition to English. It’s called “L.A. City Votes!” and it’s a campaign aimed at exp…

Bing language translator app is ready for Windows Phone 8

Microsoft continues making strides in the development of its language translation technology with the release of its Bing translator app for Windows Phone 8.We recently wrote about Microsoft’s breakthrough speech recognition, language translation…

EU Parliament makes cuts to language translation budget

The European Parliament has agreed to cut part of its language translation service, in a bid to shave its budget by some €8.6 million per year.As American lawmakers on this side of the pond consider raising taxes and cutting government spending to av…

Language is not the only barrier between doctors and non-English speaking patients in the United States

“As our healthcare system adapts to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse society, we must recognize that gaps in understanding – driven by language and culture – often leave patients and providers feeling that something is lost in translatio…

Top 5 language translation apps

It’s time for a review of the five top language translation apps on the market to see how technology is keeping pace with the demands of the evolving language landscape. From time to time we’ve reported on several individual language translatio…

Suffolk County Executive in the U.S. State of New York Signs Executive Order Ensuring Language Access for All County Residents

County Executive Bellone Signs Executive Order Ensuring Language Access for All Suffolk County Residents; Advocates Praise Executive Order that Aligns Suffolk County with Policies Implemented by Governor Cuomo.Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has…