Rev.com Launches Freelance Transcription and Translation Market

Rev.com publicly launches today as a service where people can enlist freelancers to quickly transcribe and translate their content.
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What, Me Worry? Google Finally Reacts to AppSung Verdict (And I Translate It).

Translation: The search giant is worried.
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Smartling Speeds Up Web Localization

A new API shows how translated content looks in context and speeds the whole process up.
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Now You Can Tweet Right to Left

With the help of some clever engineering and six weeks of work by 13,000 volunteer translators, Twitter now supports Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu and allows right-to-left and left-to-right languages to exist happily in the same tweet. This makes 28 languages in which Twitter is available.

Translation Start-Up Cloudwords Debuts in Salesforce App Exchange

With so many companies going global, there’s lots of language translating going on. Cloudwords helps those in charge of that work keep track of it all.
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For Viki, Web Video Translation Equals $20 Million

The Singapore-based site, which provides crowd-sourced translations in more than 150 languages, lands a big round from SK Telecom, the BBC.
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Google Translate Can Now Say “Take That, Siri” in 14 Languages

The company’s Android app, which began testing speech-to-speech translations in English and Spanish in January, now supports a bunch more languages.
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Smartling, a Language Translation Engine for the Web, Raises $10 Million

Ever thought that translation on the Web could be better? You’re not alone. Smartling, a New York-based start-up, aims to break down the Web’s language barriers.
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Google’s Eric Schmidt Shows Off Movie Studio, a Tablet Video-Editing App

Speaking at Mobile World Congress, the Google executive says that contrary to critics, devices are actually improving human connections. His talk is just getting started. Click here for live coverage from Mobilized’s Ina Fried.

Released Google Exec Speaks on His Role in Egyptian Protests (Video and Transcripts)

Wearing a T-shirt bearing his employer’s name, Google executive Wael Ghonim spoke with reporters after being released today from 12 days of detention for his role in protests against the Egyptian government.

Apple vs. Google: Game On

SAP CEO Steps Down