Chinglish.com recently launches a brand new release that provides the world's first webmail-integrated proofreading and translation service for speakers and learners of Chinese or English.
Chinglish was already providing the only webmail solution that allows users to switch and translate between simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, and English at the click of a mouse. The new Chinglish release supplements this high-tech infrastructure with a one of its kind human proofreading and translation service.
High-tech framework with Chinese and English proofreading and translation Because Chinese is becoming an increasingly important language in the realms of international business, study, and tourism, Chinglish.com integrated a user-friendly proofreading and translation service to its portal.
With this innovative feature, Chinglish.com continues to narrow the communication gap between China and the rest of the world. The service works by simply clicking the button "Proofread" after composing an email in Chinese or English. A proofread version of the message is delivered to the user within 24 hours. The new Chinglish release also comes with a human translation service.
Requests can be submitted to the system without forms to fill out. Translations are promptly delivered to the user's email account. This saves the trouble of communicating through a consultant or translation agency.
All Chinglish proofreaders and translators are native speakers of Chinese or English. To utilize these services, users simply open a jade account. Credits are automatically deducted from this account upon completion of each proofreading or translation request.
Unique set of Chinese-English communication tools
Chinglish.com is a Chinese-English communication website built around a proprietary bilingual email system. Besides the new professional proofreading and translation service, the unique features include free machine translations and bilingual email accounts, email addresses with names in Chinese characters, single sign-on forums, and a web-based input method editor. The latter allows users to write emails in Chinese outside of China.
The Chinglish mission is to make Chinese-English communication easy by providing a broad range of user-friendly online communication tools. (http://www.chinglish.com)
Nov 20, 2007
Chinglish.com launches world`s first webmail proofreading and translation solution
Nov 18, 2007
Gtalk voicemail can be used to practise your language
Gmail is very popular today, but as far as I know, not so many people use Gtalk, an IM product from Google, associated with Gmail.
Gtalk doesn't have video function so far, and not as popular as MSN, so many people enjoy Gmail, but still use MSN to contact with friends. However I do think Gtalk is better than MSN, at least its Voicemail function is super, which actually was released in August 2006, see More ways to connect and share with Google Talk.
Recently one of my friends told me people can use this function to practise their language. I think that is a good idea. You can send your friends voicemail instead of writing. There will be extensive practices. You also can send voicemail to yourself by registering another Gmail account.
Regarding Gmail, the following article is good to read :5 little-known Gmail features you may not yet know about.
For Chinese readers, you may click here to see a latest news about Gmail.
To use Gtalk voicemail, you have to register with Gmail first and then download Gtalk, both are for free. Click the following logos to do it respectively.
Nov 17, 2007
Translate your webpage instantly with Google Language tools
Many online translation providers, such as Yahoo! Babel Fish, Babylon, etc., provide javascript codes for webmasters, which enable readers to read a webpage in other languages other than the default one in the webpage.
Now Google's translate gadget is avaible. Adding the Translate gadget to your webpage offers your readers instant access to automatic translations of that page. It's quick and easy. First you select the language of your webpage, then copy and past the HTML code generated by Google on your webpage(website).
If you are interested, please visit Google's official page to take your code: http://translate.google.com/translate_tools?hl=en
Additional information: Speaking in more languages
Nov 16, 2007
Babylon 7 - Any language, Anywhere
Babylon Translation SoftwareBabylon offers its users a wide range of titles from the world's premier publishing houses including Oxford University Press, Britannica, Merriam-Webster, Larousse, Vox, Langenscheidt, Pons, and Taishukan. New version Babylon six offers text translation in 17 languages in addition to single word and phrase translations - all in a single click, results from Wikipedia encyclopedia in nine languages, automatic spelling feature, and accurate results in a single-click from a wide range of authoritative sources.
Babylon 7 - an easy and intuitive translation and dictionary software in over 75 languages. With Babylon 7, text translation has never been easier, no more "copy/paste" or unnecessary browser windows. Just click on any text in Word, Excel, emails, instant messaging, web pages and other desktop applications. All you need is a single click away.
Just click on any text in any desktop application - Excel, Word, PowerPoint Email, Internet Browser, Instant Messenger, etc. and get immediate online and off line access to dictionaries and encyclopedias covering a wide range of topics and themes.
- Dictionary and translation results in over 75 languages
Babylon provides full text translation to and from 17 languages, all in a single click. Text translation has never been easier. There's no need to open another window or copy/paste. Just "Babylon click" on any word in the text you don't understand and Babylon automatically identifies the entire passage and translates it. While no machine translation is 100% accurate or equal to human translation, this feature is powered by the most advanced text translation technology and helps you comprehend texts in languages you do not fully understand.
Babylon's text translation is available in the following languages:
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Hebrew, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, Russian, Korean, Turkish, Arabic, Farsi, Polish and Ukrainian.
Now you can spell correctly in over 15 languages. Babylon 7 instantly checks and corrects text whenever you type on the Internet - web email, blogs, forms and more. The Spell check delivers spelling suggestions along with translation and dictionary results.
Can't remember the word you need or how to spell it? Now it's easy. Just start typing.
Babylon 7 predicts the word or phrase you want, and automatically suggests choices to let you complete the word.
Get translations to and from any language. Babylon 7 automatically recognizes the languages you use and need, and gives you results for all those languages. Translate Chinese to German, Swedish to Italian, Japanese to Turkish, and many more.
Experience Babylon the way you want to see and use it. Babylon 7 lets you personalize the interface according to your preferences. Change the skin and background color, font size, transparency, the order of results, etc.
Get quick search and translation results using the Babylon toolbar in your browser.
Babylon helps you convert currencies, measurements and world time zones. Just click on any value in any desktop application to get instant conversions. Currency exchange rates are updated daily.
Wikipedia content in a single click
Babylon delivers results in 13 languages from Wikipedia, the biggest multilingual free encyclopedia on the Internet, covering over 4.4 million articles and definitions that are constantly updated to cover current events and recent innovations.
Babylon Premium Content - results from Oxford, Britannica, and other leading publishers in a single click
Babylon offers its users a wide range of titles from the world's premier publishing houses for a small additional fee: Britannica, Oxford, Merriam Webster, Pons, Larousse, Langenscheidt and many more. [Source: Babylon.com]
Nov 15, 2007
Online tool lets Arabic typists type in English
An online tool has tipped up that allows Arabic speakers to write Arabic using the English alphabet.
Language Analytics LLC, said its Yamli.com enables Arabic speakers to more easily access the Interweb.
The outfit has initially delivered two web-based tools. Both allow users to type phonetic Arabic using the English-language keyboard. Yamli Search enables Arabic searching with Google. Yamli Editor allows users to write Arabic text that can be copied into any electronic document.
It seems that although Arabic keyboards are available, most Arabic-speaking surfers use an English keyboard. They often resort to spelling Arabic words out phonetically using English characters. Yamli converts these transliterations into into Arabic words.
Language Analytics' Habib Haddad said, like millions of users, "I could easily express my Arabic words using English letters, but I had difficulty typing them in Arabic. "
Co-founder Imad Jureidini reckons, "the Arabic web will truly take off when people can do two things easily: find and write Arabic content. While there are many applications for our technology, we sought to address these two fundamental needs immediately." [Source: INQUIRER]
Go to Yamli.com
Nov 13, 2007
Introduction to AltaVista Babel Fish
Today most people are using Google to search on the Internet, but still some people would like to use AltaVista as their preferred search engine. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., AltaVista has a rich history of innovation embodied in 61 search-related patents.
According to AltaVista, they are the first-ever multi-lingual search capability on the Internet and the first search technology to support Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages. "We are proud of Babel Fish, the Web's first Internet machine translation service that can translate words, phrases or entire Web sites to and from English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and Russian."
In February 2003, AltaVista was bought by Overture Services, Inc. In October 2003, Overture itself was taken over by Yahoo!. In Aug. 2004, shortly after Yahoo!’s acquisition, the AltaVista site started using the Yahoo! Search technology. [Source: Wikipedia-AltaVista]
They also provide easy-to-use js codes for webmasters to add translation capability on their own websites.
To take Babel Fish embedded codes, click here.
To try Babel Fish, click on the picture below.
