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Translation: One of the Most Promising Industries in 2014

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Bryant H — No Comments

Recently Inc. Magazine published an article with the five most promising industries in 2014. It’s no surprise that within that select group are two that go hand in hand: apps, and translation and localization services. Of course, as far as apps are concerned, there isn’t much else to be said. Currently they are undergoing intense […]

Does the Job of the Translator Have Its Days Counted?

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Bryant H

The debate over the advance of industrialization to the detriment of manual work dates back at least to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. It’s a debate that, in keeping with the steep rate of the progress, has become increasingly relevant and current. The European realist painters of the late 19th century raised the cry […]

Tagged with: artificial intelligence computer assisted translation Industrial Revolution

Why They Call Football Soccer, Or Why They Call Soccer Football

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Bryant H

Here at Trusted Translations we’re not immune to the Brazil World Cup fever, and so it occurred to us to research why in the United States they call the game soccer (to the horror of many), and what we found was surprising. It turns out that at the dawn of this sport that generates so […]

Tagged with: Brazil England etymology football rugby world cup

Do the Arts Honor the Figure of the Translator?

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Bryant H

Cinema, literature and television have, each in their own way, the ability to grant cultural standing to the various figures that comprise them. Before delving deeper into the figure in question here, let’s go over certain other representations that culture makes of the different actors that comprise it, from movie and theater directors, writers and […]

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Translating Pornography: Dubbing or Subtitles?

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Bryant H

Similar to what happens with comic strips, literature and cinema that is suitable for all audiences, pornography (whether illustrated, written or filmed) resorts to translation to broaden the horizons of its audience. Since porn films constitute a genre that is very much oriented toward the effect it produces in the viewer, the specific localization of […]

Tagged with: comic strips dubbing literature subtitling

Trusted Translations at Google I/O 2014

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Bryant H

As one of the main providers of Android application localization services within the Google Play Developer Console, Trusted Translations has been invited to participate in Google I/O 2014. Richard Estevez, CEO of Trusted Translations, will attend the conference on behalf of the company. On June 25 and 26, the seventh Google I/O conference will be held in Mountain […]

Tagged with: Android TV Android Wear Google I/O 2014 Richard Estevez trusted translations

Google Play Still Doesn’t Offer Paid Apps in China

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Bryant H

The emerging apps market both for Android as well as iOS continues to grow and it’s difficult to know when it’ll reach its ceiling, or if it ever will. If there’s one thing we can learn from the statistics on downloads, it’s that there is enough demand to satisfy a constantly renewed supply. Trusted Translations […]

Tagged with: Apps China Chinese Google Glass Google I/O Google Play

Dictionary of Curiosities

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Bryant H

In working as translators, we always come across words that are difficult to translate. We’ve spoken on other occasions about how certain languages use words that are curiously specific and even impossibly specific to describe actions or situations that in another language would require a longer explanation. Today we present a few more to satisfy […]

Tagged with: Brazilian curiosities Czech German linguistic rarities Portuguese

Team Translations

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Bryant H

Despite the fact that many people think of a translator’s job as being a solitary task, isolated and competitive, it shouldn’t be thought of this way. To the contrary, with technological advances and the development of globalization, translation has become an interconnected job that requires constant contact with the outside world. These days, the demands […]

Tagged with: communication globalization teamwork translation software

The Importance of Localization in Advertising Campaigns

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Bryant H

On this blog we have often insisted about the importance of hiring a professional translator when in need of a translation. And we have also spoken on more than one occasion about the importance of localization. In this post we’ll offer a few examples from the world of advertising in which evidently there has been […]

Tagged with: advertising Arabic Chinese German mistake Professional Translation

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