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IBM Smartphone Software Translates 11 Languages

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the open-source-and-share-the-fun dept.

coondoggie writes to mention that IBM researchers have an internal smartphone software project that is capable of translating text between English and 11 other languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, Italian, Russian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Arabic). There are no concrete plans to release this as a public product, but IBM certainly isn't shutting out that possibility. "Hosted as an internal IBM service since August 2008, n.Fluent offers a secure real-time translation tool that translates text in web pages, electronic documents, same-time instant message chats, and provides a BlackBerry mobile translation application. According to IBM, the software was developed from an internal IBM crowd-sourcing project where Big Blue's nearly 400,000 employees in more than 170 countries submit, update and continuously refine word translations. Every time it's used, n.Fluent 'learns' and improves its translation engine. To date, the tool has been used by IBMers to translate more than 40 million words, IBM stated."

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  1. Does this mean... by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can finally read that Japanese Slashdot?

    I've always wondered what crazy stuff goes on over there, I mean they are on the CUTTING EDGE.

  2. seems to work by lamadude · · Score: 5, Funny

    the german phrase "Mein Luftkissenfahrzeug ist voller Aale" was correctly translated as: "My hoovercraft is full of eels" However the Hungarian translation was completely wrong

    1. Re:seems to work by weeboo0104 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Where's the "My nipples explode with delight!"+1 mod when I need it?

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      It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. -Frederick Douglass
  3. How good is it? by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dear Aunt...

  4. Cool by pinkj · · Score: 4, Funny

    J' hope for how that functions well!

  5. i using! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Happy it is that I am to be informed of you that using translating device I slashdot egg war for screen.

    Last usable time once again for perfect reading!

  6. Re:Translators by baileydau · · Score: 2, Funny

    Understand women. Not even God can do that...

    http://www.berro.com/joke/bridge_to_hawaii.htm

    It's an oldie ...

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    Ever stop to think ... and forget to start again?