News & Reviews:   Google Translate

Google today announced a couple of new features that are coming to Google Search that are sure to make our lives better online. The new features are a new module that will show relevant search results from online forums such as Reddit and Quora and the other is a new way to find translated news coverage using machine learning.

When it comes to language translator, how can we forget Google Translate? Besides helping us to translate foreign words, Google might also be preparing for a new service that helps us to learn new foreign languages, just like Duolingo or could be better?

We've all heard of the term 'lost in translation', but sometimes you may not even have someone around to translate for you. But with Google Translate, no problem! Google has been working on real-time transcription and now the feature is a reality. This new feature for Google Translate has begun to roll out for Android users on the Google Play Store.

Google really has been hard at work on the translation front lately. Just last month, the company added Google Assistant Interpreter Mode to Android and iOS. Now, Google wants to add a live transcription feature for Google Translate to Android, one that uses the power of artificial intelligence (AI).

We’ve heard a lot of Google Maps’ new features recently and here’s another one to join the family! Google has now integrated one of its useful services which is Google Translate into the navigation app. It is said to bring a lot of conveniences while you’re traveling in another country which speaks a different language.

One of my favourite features on Android is definitely the Google Translate Instant Camera. It makes the world smaller and travel a lot easier thanks to its instant translation on the app just by pointing the camera at any text. Now the app is about to get more diverse as Google adds 60 more languages to the app. 

Google recently came out with a new update to their Google Translate app which they call Tap to Translate. While the Google Translate app is certainly useful, copy pasting from another app to Google Translate and back again can get irritating, so now with Tap to Translate, you can do so from the app direct from any Android phone running Jellybean 4.2 and above.

For those of you hoping for a FREE universal translator from Google, the latest update for their Google Translate 3.1 app may do just that (available for both Android and iOS). Featuring a new UI design, the Word lens instant translate function which allows offline translations using your phone's camera, conversation mode with language auto-detection and camera input, the new app should definitely be something to try, even if you're not travelling overseas anytime soon. Our own testing reveals a fairly useful app, much better, smoother and faster than before. Granted, it doesn't translate the more exotic words (swear words included) but you can now take a picture of a sign you can't read and quickly get a translation. For more information do visit their official blog and check out our own tries below.