City of Los Angeles election materials may be translated into Armenian language

LA City Council members seek to add the Armenian language to the city’s election materials and ballots, which are already provided in six languages besides English.The Los Angeles area is home to the largest population of Armenians living in the United…

Errors by police, nurse and interpreter result in man’s death

A Polish man from Lancashire in the United Kingdom dies in custody due to critical “failings” by police, medical staff and a language interpreter.Bogdan Wilk, a 54-year-old resident of Preston, was being detained at a police station following his a…

UN highlights importance of translation on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day, April 23, 2012

Marking World Book and Copyright Day, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) highlights the importance of translation to ensuring that everyone has access to the tremendous potential of books.UNESCO ch…

Emergency Room Language Interpreters help to reduce medical errors

A new study suggests that having professional language translators for non-English speaking patients in hospital emergency rooms can help limit potentially dangerous miscommunication, the consequences of which could even be life threateningThe study, c…

Amazon Kindle Touch update includes landscape and translation modes

E-reader’s update version 5.1 includes a landscape reading option, support for more languages, and a new instant translation feature Amazon has just announced an update to its Amazon Kindle Touch 5.1 OS. The new firmware allows you to quickly and eas…

9th International Workshop on Spoken Language Translation

Annual scientific workshop offers the opportunity to evaluate, develop and test speech recognition and machine translation technologyThe International Workshop on Spoken Language Translation (IWSLT) is a yearly scientific workshop, associated with an o…

Human Beings: the ultimate and essential language translation tools

While machine translation may increase productivity by providing systematic and quick translation turnaround times, only humans can ascertain the suitability of a translation for a particular audience or culture.With the increasing popularity and acces…

Happy National Kiss Day: Kissing Customs around the World

Kissing is more common amongst people nowadays than ever before, with people celebrating images like the below being shown and celebrated all over the world. Kissing is now one of the most common forms of affection worldwide and dates all the way back to 1500 BC. Despite this, kissing is still quite a controversial matter […]

Happy National Kiss Day: Kissing Customs around the World

Kissing is more common amongst people nowadays than ever before, with people celebrating images like the below being shown and celebrated all over the world. Kissing is now one of the most common forms of affection worldwide and dates all the way back to 1500 BC. Despite this, kissing is still quite a controversial matter […]

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Word Lens: live instantaneous machine translation without the internet

Innovative mobile tool translates words inside of images in real-time without the need for an internet connectionIf you’re a frequent international traveler you may find this interesting and useful. Let’s say you’re at a restaurant in…