Thursday, 6 May, 2010
- 'Historic' day as first non-Latin web addresses go live
- Arab nations are leading a "historic" charge to make the world wide web live up to its name. Net regulator Icann has switched on a system that allows full web addresses that contain no Latin characters. Click here for the full story from the BBC.
Thursday, 4 February, 2010
- Last speaker of ancient language of Bo dies in India
- The last speaker of an ancient language in India's Andaman Islands has died at the age of about 85. Click here for the full story from the BBC.
Monday, 1 February, 2010
- Birmingham ticket machine operates in German
- Drivers using a Birmingham city centre car park have had their language skills tested by a ticket dispenser which operates in German. Click here for the full story from the BBC.
Thursday, 5 November, 2009
- Smart spectacles aid translation
- Spectacles that can provide subtitles have been created. Hi-tech firm NEC said it planned a version that used real-time translation to provide subtitles for a conversation between people lacking a common language. Click here for the full story from the BBC.
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