TranslationBy Gigi Griffis Whether your company is looking to enter a foreign market or is already there, at some point you’ll likely be faced with overseeing the translation of your content marketing assets. While Google Translate may (awkwardly) get you through a few email conversations, professional jobs require a much more sophisticated solution. Here are…

Translationby BBC News An American scientist is to unveil details of work on the brain patterns of Prof Stephen Hawking which he says could help safeguard the physicist’s ability to communicate. Prof Philip Low said he eventually hoped to allow Prof Hawking to “write” words with his brain as an alternative to his current speech…

Translation by Matt Bramowicz So there you are, driving down the road with your friend next to you with the radio blasting.  Of course you’re singing along, showcasing your vocal talent (or lack thereof) and your knack for lyrical prowess when suddenly you notice your friend staring at you with a quizzical look on their…

TranslationA decade ago you could walk into a local travel agent and tell them a holiday destination and they would find you a suitable flight and hotel package. Then came the internet where you could search for hotels and transport options yourself, cutting out the travel agent and saving yourself some money. Well now you…

Translationby: Darleen Hartley Gloves with sensors are turning sign language gestures into the spoken word via a smartphone. Sign language is the way people with hearing loss are able to communicate with the rest of the world. A new technology is emerging for hearing individuals who don’t understand the special technique of talking with your…

Translationby Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer A group of endangered apes uses special keyboards to talk with humans at a scientific facility in Iowa. Their unusual skill is raising broad questions about language and learning, but a funding crisis threatens to shut down the unique experiment. One bonobo chimpanzee named Kanzi rose to stardom when…

TranslationHot off the heels of a Ukranian team’s sign language translating glove winning Microsoft’s 2012 Imagine Cup, the software giant has unveiled a new language translation hub that will enable users to create entirely customizable translation engines. The Microsoft Translator Hub is capable of being taught the nuances of any language, providing a much-needed resource…

TranslationAn American sentenced to two and a half years in Thai prison for translating a banned biography about the country’s king and posting the content online has been freed by a royal pardon, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday. Joe Gordon was convicted in December for translating excerpts of the book “The King Never Smiles” from…

TranslationSo it’s Friday the 13th…The unluckiest day known to mankind. But why? The origin of Friggatriskaidekaphobia (the fear of Friday the 13th) is not really conclusive, but it’s believed it came from an amalgamation of two different superstitions: that thirteen is an unlucky number, and that Friday is an unlucky day. In numerology, the number…

Translationby Nick McCarthy, Birmingham Mail The Government has admitted a controversial scheme to provide interpreters to the courts and West Midlands Police is unlikely to save £12 million. The national cost-cutting scheme, run by Applied Language Solutions (ALS), has been plagued by reports of translators failing to turn up or making mistakes. The Mail revealed…