Google Translate for Android adds offline language support
Heading out of the country with your Android phone? Consider upgrading to the latest version of Google Translate for Android, which now supports offline language translation. Read more »
Google Translate Android app lets you translate text with your camera
The Google Translate app is taking on the ability to handle translations of pictured text. It’s a feature that first appeared in Google Goggles, but it now allows users to highlight which text they want to translate by running their fingers over specific words. Read more »
Gmail’s new translation service
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Reading an email from your developer in Japan, or your prospective business partner in Argentina? Forget copy and pasting into Google Translate to decode the message. Google now offers automatic translation for incoming emails. There are options to turn off translation or automatically translate all messages […] Read more »
Android this week: Nexus Prime launch; Google’s mobile growth; universal translator
Google’s anticipated launch of Ice Cream Sandwich and the Samsung Nexus Prime phone is coming on Oct. 19. Meanwhile, Google announced that 190 million Android devices have been activated around the world. Those device owners can now speak to each other more easily with Google Translate. Read more »
Google Translate conversation mode expands to 14 languages
Google Translate conversation mode, which allows two people to speak in different languages and have their words translated in near real time, is now expanding beyond English and Spanish to 14 new languages. The service is also getting some additional features that help facilitate conversations. Read more »
