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Scrubly – clean up your address book

Scrubly is a tool that helps users clean up their address book and remove duplicate, outdated, or incorrect contact information. It is a cloud-based service that allows users to import their address book from various sources, including Gmail, Outlook, and others, and then scan it for errors and duplicates. Scrubly uses advanced algorithms and machine… Continue reading Scrubly – clean up your address book

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Duolingo!

Duolingo is a language-learning platform that includes a language-learning website and app, as well as a digital language proficiency assessment exam. The platform is designed to make learning a new language enjoyable and rewarding, using gamification elements such as points and rewards to motivate learners. Duolingo offers a range of language courses for English speakers… Continue reading Duolingo!

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WebCorp – web as corpus

WebCorp is a collection of tools and resources that allow users to analyze and explore the vast amount of linguistic data available on the web. It provides a platform for researchers and students to study language use in a wide range of contexts, including social media, blogs, news articles, and other online sources. WebCorp allows… Continue reading WebCorp – web as corpus

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Pleco software – easy Chinese?

Pleco is a software company that produces Chinese language learning and reference tools, including a popular mobile app called Pleco Chinese Dictionary. The Pleco Chinese Dictionary app is a comprehensive Chinese-English dictionary that includes features such as handwriting recognition, optical character recognition (OCR), and audio pronunciation. It also includes a variety of study aids, such… Continue reading Pleco software – easy Chinese?

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Visual dictionary app by Pons

PONS is a company that produces language learning resources, including dictionaries and other reference materials. They offer a visual dictionary app that allows users to look up words and see illustrations and photos to help understand their meanings. With the PONS Picture Dictionary you can view, listen to and learn words, translations, images and audio files.… Continue reading Visual dictionary app by Pons

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Whispersync for Voice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07rL8Bze-PY Whispersync for Voice is a feature offered by Amazon that allows users to switch between reading a book and listening to an audiobook version without losing their place. The feature works by synchronizing the user's place in the book between the Kindle e-reader and the Audible audiobook app. This allows users to switch between… Continue reading Whispersync for Voice

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iTranslate Voice!

iTranslate Voice is a mobile app developed by iTranslate that allows users to translate spoken language in real-time. The app uses voice recognition technology to translate spoken words and phrases into a different language, which can be spoken out loud by the app or displayed as written text. iTranslate Voice is available for iOS and… Continue reading iTranslate Voice!

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How to evaluate machine translation quality?

There are several ways to evaluate the quality of machine translation: Human evaluation: One way to evaluate machine translation is to have a human translator compare the machine-translated version of a text with the original text and determine the accuracy of the translation. Automatic evaluation metrics: There are several automatic evaluation metrics that can be… Continue reading How to evaluate machine translation quality?

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Technology and endangered languages – data are always welcome!

Endangered Languages is a website that aims to provide information about endangered languages and to support the revitalization of these languages. According to the website, an endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use, often because it is spoken by a small, geographically isolated community. The website provides a… Continue reading Technology and endangered languages – data are always welcome!

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Calltrunk – so you don’t need to take notes

Calltrunk is a company that provides a call recording and analysis platform for businesses. Their platform allows businesses to record, transcribe, and analyze phone conversations for training, compliance, and customer service purposes. With Calltrunk, businesses can store and organize recorded calls, search for specific calls using keywords and phrases, and share calls with other team… Continue reading Calltrunk – so you don’t need to take notes