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From MarketWatch -- Today Babbel.com was backed with significant investments by Kizoo and VC Fonds Berlin. The language learning website, product of the year old Berlin company, Lesson Nine GmbH, already shows substantial growth in its user base after only six months online.
Building on its playful and intuitive style, the website will expand significantly in the coming months. Following this funding milestone, today Babbel.com is releasing a preview of new tutorial formats which are currently in closed beta testing.
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Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-16 16:17:27
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-16 13:02:30
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From Killer Startups -- Pandas are the adorable protagonists of Panfu, a new virtual world for young children. These black and white creatures, hardly the dowdy, kung fu kicking sort popularized recently at the box office, guide young ones through educational games and socializing activities. Kids first must create their own panda avatars, picking a color (these panda bears aren’t limited to black and white), and a panda name.
From Killer Startups -- Pandas are the adorable protagonists of Panfu, a new virtual world for young children. These black and white creatures, hardly the dowdy, kung fu kicking sort popularized recently at the box office, guide young ones through educational games and socializing activities. Kids first must create their own panda avatars, picking a color (these panda bears aren’t limited to black and white), and a panda name.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-20 07:59:03
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From ag-IP-news Agency -- The wealth of technological information contained in international patent applications, a prime vector for technology transfer and innovation promotion, will starting from July 3, 2008 be searchable in Japanese, a press release by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) stated. The addition of Japanese as a search language is a result of further improvements made by WIPO to its online search service, Patentscope, a gateway to over 1.4 million Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications. Japanese is the sixth language in which full-text data search is possible, along with English, French, German, Spanish and Russian.
From ag-IP-news Agency -- The wealth of technological information contained in international patent applications, a prime vector for technology transfer and innovation promotion, will starting from July 3, 2008 be searchable in Japanese, a press release by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) stated. The addition of Japanese as a search language is a result of further improvements made by WIPO to its online search service, Patentscope, a gateway to over 1.4 million Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications. Japanese is the sixth language in which full-text data search is possible, along with English, French, German, Spanish and Russian.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-12 05:26:04
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From Mashable -- Powerset, we hardly knew ya. The much-hyped natural language search engine has been acquired by Microsoft for north of $100 million according to VentureBeat. The search engine, which presently only lets you search Wikipedia articles, works by allowing users to enter in queries the way they would speak them, for example, searching for "what is the numeric value of pi?" as opposed to typing "pi numeric value" on Google or Yahoo. Hence, the name "natural search."
From Mashable -- Powerset, we hardly knew ya. The much-hyped natural language search engine has been acquired by Microsoft for north of $100 million according to VentureBeat. The search engine, which presently only lets you search Wikipedia articles, works by allowing users to enter in queries the way they would speak them, for example, searching for "what is the numeric value of pi?" as opposed to typing "pi numeric value" on Google or Yahoo. Hence, the name "natural search."
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-20 08:00:05
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From the Centre Daily Times -- SogoTrade (www.sogotrade.com/), the deep discount online brokerage, has launched SogoTrade Chinese, a new Chinese language edition of its award winning online trading platform. The new platform offers SogoTrade's low $1.50 to $3.00 online trade commissions and SmartMoney 4-star rated trading tools with additional research features specifically geared towards traders focused on the China region.
From the Centre Daily Times -- SogoTrade (www.sogotrade.com/), the deep discount online brokerage, has launched SogoTrade Chinese, a new Chinese language edition of its award winning online trading platform. The new platform offers SogoTrade's low $1.50 to $3.00 online trade commissions and SmartMoney 4-star rated trading tools with additional research features specifically geared towards traders focused on the China region.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-11 06:44:33
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From the Telegraph.co.uk -- Facebook, the leading social networking website, has launched its first Chinese language version. The translated site marks the start of Facebook’s bid for a slice of the Chinese internet market, which is the largest and fastest growing in the world.
From the Telegraph.co.uk -- Facebook, the leading social networking website, has launched its first Chinese language version. The translated site marks the start of Facebook’s bid for a slice of the Chinese internet market, which is the largest and fastest growing in the world.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-12 03:55:50
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From Mashable -- Say you’re fluent in English, and want to reach a distant cousin that’s rooted instead in a different language. Spanish or Portuguese or Russian, perhaps. And say you’re both well-connected with current technologies. You’re each into the SMS thing. If so, and you’d like to translate (accurately) quick messages as you send them out to the desired recipient(s), Lingtastic might be worth your while. Leaving aside Lingtastic’s slightly off-putting presentation - my sense is it’s a little too heavy on the crayons - its model for SMS translation is pretty straightforward and potentially quite useful.
From Mashable -- Say you’re fluent in English, and want to reach a distant cousin that’s rooted instead in a different language. Spanish or Portuguese or Russian, perhaps. And say you’re both well-connected with current technologies. You’re each into the SMS thing. If so, and you’d like to translate (accurately) quick messages as you send them out to the desired recipient(s), Lingtastic might be worth your while. Leaving aside Lingtastic’s slightly off-putting presentation - my sense is it’s a little too heavy on the crayons - its model for SMS translation is pretty straightforward and potentially quite useful.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-11 08:27:08
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From Bizjournals.com -- Rosetta Stone has introduced a new mobile product that lets customers tap into its language-learning system on the go. The Arlington-based company has added the $40 to $60 companion audio CD as an option to buy with its traditional language software so that learners can practice lessons using mp3 or CD players.
From Bizjournals.com -- Rosetta Stone has introduced a new mobile product that lets customers tap into its language-learning system on the go. The Arlington-based company has added the $40 to $60 companion audio CD as an option to buy with its traditional language software so that learners can practice lessons using mp3 or CD players.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-12 03:53:25
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From Manufacturing Business Technology -- The Microsoft Corporation's office in Kazakhstan and Central Asia officially announced the release of the Uzbek language version of the Microsoft Windows Vista on 6 June this year. Now this product will be available in the state language with the help of the Language Interface Pack (LIP). LIP is an external installable on any language version of Windows Vista, which makes it possible to use Windows desktop, Internet browser, media player in the Uzbek language.
From Manufacturing Business Technology -- The Microsoft Corporation's office in Kazakhstan and Central Asia officially announced the release of the Uzbek language version of the Microsoft Windows Vista on 6 June this year. Now this product will be available in the state language with the help of the Language Interface Pack (LIP). LIP is an external installable on any language version of Windows Vista, which makes it possible to use Windows desktop, Internet browser, media player in the Uzbek language.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-07-24 01:40:18
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From Dorset Echo -- STUDENTS are spelling out success in German through the use of modern technology. Year Seven students at Budmouth Technology College have been using a computer programme for the school's forthcoming sponsored spellathon.
From Dorset Echo -- STUDENTS are spelling out success in German through the use of modern technology. Year Seven students at Budmouth Technology College have been using a computer programme for the school's forthcoming sponsored spellathon.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-07-23 03:09:51
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From PR Web -- Asia Online today announced its statistical machine translation (SMT) platform with support for 203 language pairs, making it the most extensive translation system of its type in the world. Being unveiled during Localization World in Berlin, the new platform has the unique ability to learn from humans in real time. Mr. Dion Wiggins, Asia Online CEO, says the new platform represents three major improvements in machine translation.
From PR Web -- Asia Online today announced its statistical machine translation (SMT) platform with support for 203 language pairs, making it the most extensive translation system of its type in the world. Being unveiled during Localization World in Berlin, the new platform has the unique ability to learn from humans in real time. Mr. Dion Wiggins, Asia Online CEO, says the new platform represents three major improvements in machine translation.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-07-20 19:28:32
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From Canada.com -- British Columbia spent $2.4 million last year developing curriculum for high school students who want to learn Asian languages - including Mandarin - online, documents obtained by the B.C. Teachers' Federation reveal. The expenditure raises new questions about Premier Gordon Campbell's announcement late last month that Beijing has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to develop online Mandarin language and Chinese culture courses for B.C. high school students.
From Canada.com -- British Columbia spent $2.4 million last year developing curriculum for high school students who want to learn Asian languages - including Mandarin - online, documents obtained by the B.C. Teachers' Federation reveal. The expenditure raises new questions about Premier Gordon Campbell's announcement late last month that Beijing has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to develop online Mandarin language and Chinese culture courses for B.C. high school students.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-16 16:17:29
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From the Washington Post -- Looking to get tutored in a language by an actual native speaker? New startup eduFire offers one-on-one sessions from hundreds of experienced tutors around the world. The site soft launched earlier this year, and has just enabled "On-demand" tutoring, allowing users to hook up with teachers on a whim. Instead of hiring a force of professional teachers, eduFire lets anyone become a tutor, and relies on the community to identify the most qualified members.
From the Washington Post -- Looking to get tutored in a language by an actual native speaker? New startup eduFire offers one-on-one sessions from hundreds of experienced tutors around the world. The site soft launched earlier this year, and has just enabled "On-demand" tutoring, allowing users to hook up with teachers on a whim. Instead of hiring a force of professional teachers, eduFire lets anyone become a tutor, and relies on the community to identify the most qualified members.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-16 16:18:12
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From the Irish Times -- The first ever mobile phone with Irish language menus will be available in Ireland in the summer. Samsung Electronics said today the Tocco phone has more than 44,000 words translated into the Irish language. Three translators, all with degrees in Irish, worked on the project, Samsung said. Country manager of Samsung Gary Twohig said the move was "a direct reflection of the increased popularity in Irish".
From the Irish Times -- The first ever mobile phone with Irish language menus will be available in Ireland in the summer. Samsung Electronics said today the Tocco phone has more than 44,000 words translated into the Irish language. Three translators, all with degrees in Irish, worked on the project, Samsung said. Country manager of Samsung Gary Twohig said the move was "a direct reflection of the increased popularity in Irish".
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-16 16:17:26
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From the Guardian Unlimited -- Sina.com, one of China's most popular online destinations, has launched an English-language website to meet the global demand for news about last week's earthquake. The news website, which already claims around 800 million page views per day, wants to offer "comprehensive coverage of current events", Sina said.
From the Guardian Unlimited -- Sina.com, one of China's most popular online destinations, has launched an English-language website to meet the global demand for news about last week's earthquake. The news website, which already claims around 800 million page views per day, wants to offer "comprehensive coverage of current events", Sina said.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-07-17 09:42:25
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From the ReadWriteWeb -- Earlier today we mentioned a plugin for AIM that would translate what you type on the fly into another language. That's an exceptionally useful tool, but the far more fluid and accurate way to speak to people in another language, is to actually learn the language. Thankfully, there are a wide variety of ways to learn languages online, many of them available for free. Below is a list of more than 20 ways you can go from knowing how to say "Hello" to fluency.
From the ReadWriteWeb -- Earlier today we mentioned a plugin for AIM that would translate what you type on the fly into another language. That's an exceptionally useful tool, but the far more fluid and accurate way to speak to people in another language, is to actually learn the language. Thankfully, there are a wide variety of ways to learn languages online, many of them available for free. Below is a list of more than 20 ways you can go from knowing how to say "Hello" to fluency.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-16 16:17:36
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From WSLS.com -- (Video Included) If you don’t believe Halo 3—the video game has captured the world—the game will tell you. Dots on the screen show who’s playing and where—and at any given time there at least hundreds of thousands playing—often against each other. Among those who play is my own son, Tyler. "I just play with random people around the world." "Occasionally someone will come in with like Spanish, French or some form of Asian language," Tyler said. But that’s not the language issue parents should be concerned about.
From WSLS.com -- (Video Included) If you don’t believe Halo 3—the video game has captured the world—the game will tell you. Dots on the screen show who’s playing and where—and at any given time there at least hundreds of thousands playing—often against each other. Among those who play is my own son, Tyler. "I just play with random people around the world." "Occasionally someone will come in with like Spanish, French or some form of Asian language," Tyler said. But that’s not the language issue parents should be concerned about.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-01 21:34:57
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From PRWeb -- WorksForWeb (WFW), a software development team that authored several popular classifieds products, has recently announced the release of new versions of iAuto and iRealty with multi-language support. Website localization (single language interface) and internationalization (multi-language interface) have been the challenges few classified scripts were able to address until recently. The main issue was to provide a seamless integration of translation mechanisms into the website environment.
From PRWeb -- WorksForWeb (WFW), a software development team that authored several popular classifieds products, has recently announced the release of new versions of iAuto and iRealty with multi-language support. Website localization (single language interface) and internationalization (multi-language interface) have been the challenges few classified scripts were able to address until recently. The main issue was to provide a seamless integration of translation mechanisms into the website environment.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-10 22:21:10
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From VNUNet.com -- Regular use of texting and instant messaging does not adversely affect teenagers' core language skills, according to new research. A report from researchers at the University of Toronto claims that the use of online shorthand actually represents "an expansive new linguistic renaissance".
From VNUNet.com -- Regular use of texting and instant messaging does not adversely affect teenagers' core language skills, according to new research. A report from researchers at the University of Toronto claims that the use of online shorthand actually represents "an expansive new linguistic renaissance".
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-16 16:17:46
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From the Business Wire -- Language Weaver, a leading software company developing enterprise software for the automated translation of human languages, and empolis, a leading service technology company based in Gütersloh Germany, have entered into a strategic technology agreement that will support multilingual translation of enterprise applications. empolis will integrate Language Weaver’s automated translation software into its e:SLS (empolis:Service Lifecycle Suite) application for customer service and into its e:IAS (empolis:Information Access Suite) information management application for cross-lingual enterprise search.
From the Business Wire -- Language Weaver, a leading software company developing enterprise software for the automated translation of human languages, and empolis, a leading service technology company based in Gütersloh Germany, have entered into a strategic technology agreement that will support multilingual translation of enterprise applications. empolis will integrate Language Weaver’s automated translation software into its e:SLS (empolis:Service Lifecycle Suite) application for customer service and into its e:IAS (empolis:Information Access Suite) information management application for cross-lingual enterprise search.
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