When Google acquired Word Lens in May 2014, it was clear that it was only a matter of time until the startup’s impressive visual translation technology would be folded into Translate. That moment is ...

In January, Google integrated the “Word Lens” feature into the Google Translate mobile app with support for 7 languages. “Word Lens” translates large printed text when you place the camera in front of ...

A man uses a Google vocal translate app on his smartphone during a Google promotion event at the City of Fashion and Design (Cite de la mode et du design) in Paris on November 4, 2014. Credit: THOMAS ...

As promised earlier in the week, Google announced a major update to Google Translate for Android and iOS on Wednesday. The new features include Word Lens integration for automatic translation of ...

The team behind the Google Translate app have successfully created a tool that I can take to Spain to figure out where to find pizza without menu photos of said pizza. Thank you, Google Translate team ...

The word translating platform of Google has been widely used by smartphone users due to its expansive features and wide languages to choose from. Not to mention that it is also easy to use, to begin ...

The tech titan buys Quest Visual, which makes the Word Lens written-word translation app for Android, iOS, and Google Glass. Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt covered Google and security for CNET News, ...

Here’s a fun language web toy to while away your afternoon. Type in an English word, and you’ll see a map of how that word translates in different parts of Europe. James Trimble created the European ...

The Look Up feature in iOS, which lets you tap on a word and look it up in the dictionary, the web, Wikipedia, and more, is one of the most useful things about reading on an iPhone or iPad. But did ...

One Sunday, at one of our weekly salsa sessions, my friend Frank brought along a Danish guest. I knew Frank spoke Danish well, because his mother was Danish, and he had lived in Denmark as a child. As ...