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Localization Myths – The Truth About Localization

By On March 25, 2013

It’s not every day you hear an agency telling you what they do is super easy and persuading you to use fewer of their services rather than more. At Applingua we really want everyone to get localization right, rather than up-sell more languages or persuade you to translate more than you should. We [...]

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The Difference Between Traditional and Simplified Chinese

By On January 16, 2013

I am often asked about the difference between Traditional and Simplified Chinese and why device and software manufacturers such as Google or Apple support both. People are often also confused by Mandarin and Cantonese and where they fit into the picture. This post hopefully clears up some of the complexities of one of the biggest [...]

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Best Apps of 2012: Our Top Localized iOS & Mac OS X Apps!

By On December 31, 2012

It’s the end of 2012 and we’re feeling Nostalgic at Applingua Towers. We started our App of the Week feature halfway through the year, so we thought we’d do a round up of our best apps from this year and pick some ultimate favourites for you all. First up, Social Networking!

Best Social [...]

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Applingua Glossaries – OS X Menu Items Holiday Discount

By On December 22, 2012

We’re kind souls here at Applingua so as an early Christmas gift we’ve slashed the prices of our OS X Menu Items Glossaries until January. Instead of $4.99 you can get French, Spanish and Italian glossary terms for only $0.99 each. Not sure you need them? No worries, give it a go without [...]

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Localization, iOS and Mac OS Resources

By On November 16, 2012

We spend a lot of time online at Applingua, which is probably understandable given that our entire business resides on the internet. We read blogs, tweet fun people and play with apps. (It’s a hard life). We’ve put together a list of some of our favourite resources for finding new and interesting information [...]

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5 More Apps We Wish Were Localized

By On November 5, 2012

Back in August Ben Thomas picked five of his favorite apps that aren’t yet localized, and in September we chose another five (including CoBook and Etsy which have since been localized, hurrah!). This month we’ve come up with another list of five that we think should be available in everyone’s native language. As usual [...]

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