Category: News

18
Aug

What is the size of the translation industry?

How big is the translation services market? Which are the most demanded languages? What trends can we identify in the translation industry? The good news for translators who worry about the technology may one day replace human translations is that only parts of the translation job can be automated by now…

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12
Aug

Welsh theatre company launches translation app

SibrwdAn app to help theatre-goers follow plays in other languages is being launched by a theatre company in Wales.

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12
Aug

Transifex, a groundbreaking translation software by Greeks

[…That it makes the translation process a lot more efficient and significantly reduces the cost for the client,” explains Garnelis. “For example, we have introduced an algorithm, called translation memory, which stores all translations that have already been done. Therefore, when you need a new translation, which is mostly similar to an older one, the algorithm locates the similarities and allows the translator to use the old material rather than doing it all over again…]

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11
Aug

Video editor with human taste

With increasingly innovative video cameras now a nearly ever-present part of every facet of our lives, the tools to help us better utilize…

Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/08/11/disney-research-automatic-video-editor/

10
Aug

The Oxford Dictionaries Word of 2013 is…

It’s that time of the year again. With a fanfare and a drum roll, it’s time to announce the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year. The votes have been counted and verified and I can exclusively reveal that the winner is…

selfie

selfie blacknwhite

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/11/word-of-the-year-2013-winner/