Few people have the ability to speak multiple languages, a highly underrated life-skill. In the future, however, we might be able to get by, thanks to online translation tools (on cue: “there’s an app ...

Relying on online translation tools can be a risky business, especially if you expect too much of it. For the time being, might translation be something best left to the humans? Earlier this month the ...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Businesses at the Beijing Olympics are getting around the language barrier by using high-tech apps and a smartphone-like device to translate from Mandarin ...

Small robots with friendly faces have helped out in the development of handheld translation gadgets to be tried out by travellers in Japan. Visitors landing at Tokyo's Narita Airport will be able to ...

Translators could soon be a thing of the past as technology is getting ready to rule the roost in the translation industry as well. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is all set ...