Tag: language

Google Helps Save Bikya, Seneca, & More Endangered Languages
According to UNESCO, at least 43% of the estimated 6,000 languages spoken around the world are facing extinction, and that's only including the languages they actually have data on...
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Most Internet Users Search Web in Multiple Languages
The latest factoid to be pulled out of Greenlight's "...
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Pinterest Is Crowdsourcing The Site’s Translation
Pinterest wants to translate their site into other languages and they are seeking translators to assist them....
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Browse The Web In Spanglish With New Chrome Extension
They always say that immersion is the best way to learn a foreign language, and a new experimental Chrome extension aims to recreate the feeling of language immersion by mixing up...
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Google Maps Now Available In Bahasa Malaysia
Google's had quite the crush on Malaysia recently. Last week, the company launched a Mala...
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Senator Under Fire For Saying “Niggardly”
Once again, someone is getting in trouble for using the word "niggardly". On Thursday, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) used the word in response to a question about spending for...
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Computer Scientists Developing Sign Language Translator
Computer scientists in Scotland are developing technology that can translate sign language into text through a simple webcam. The technology, which has the potential to run on vari...
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Siri Desu: Siri’s Having Trouble With Japanese
While most iPhone users I know love talking to Siri--and especially enjoy making her say funny things--the iPhone-based human-like assistant seems even more human in having a flawe...
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Twitter Moves Right-To-Left, Adds Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, and Urdu
In January, Twitter added four new right-to-left languages to their Translat...
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YouTube Is Now In Four More Indian Languages
YouTube is one step closer to becoming a global video content delivery site by adding four new languages to the site - all of them being regional languages in India. Aditi Rajwa...
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Google Translate Saves The Day And A Life
Google Translate, Google's free online language translation tool can help identify languages and instantly translate words, phrases and web pages. Two Oregon State Police troopers...
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Google Analytics Gets 9 New Languages
Google Analytics users know that the product just underwent a transformation to a new version, and now Google is adding even more accessibility features to the service. Today,...
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Twitter In Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew, and Urdu Coming Soon
Twitter has added four new languages to their Translation Center, and in a few months users should be able to participate in the conversation in some right-to-left reading language...
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Wikipedia’s SOPA Blackout: Solidarity Beyond The English-Langage Page
So SOPA news will be bursting from your Internets today what with Wikipedia (and others) disappearing till tomorrow. It's a pretty bold message but it only directly affects the Eng...
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Twitter In Swedish Now A Reality
Twitter announced today that it has launched in Swedish. The microblogging service or social network - whatever you want to call it - is now available in 21 languages. Twitter...
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