The Arabist

The Arabist

By Issandr El Amrani and friends.

Translation by SMS

I just got a text message from MobiNil, my phone company, offering a new translation service by SMS. Basically you send in a word by SMS to the number "1001" and you'll get it back translated in English or Arabic (i.e. the opposite of whatever you sent in). Quite nifty. Makes me wish I still had a phone with Arabic input... maybe it's time to upgrade.