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Well, WhatsApp has been getting busy recently. In the upcoming update, the WhatsApp team is reportedly working on a new translation message function. Currently under development, here's everything we know about the progress.

Telegram just released a bunch of new features before the year ends. Not only it has brought reactions to chats, but the messaging platform has also presented some interesting ones such as Spoiler and QR code customization. Now, let's find out how they will work in action!

After Facebook changed its name to Meta to tell us how much the company cares about Metaverse, Microsoft soon jumped on the bandwagon by announcing Mesh as its own take on the technology concept. For the latter, it focuses on building an interactive platform for virtual experiences inside Microsoft Teams.

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.

Translation software has improved over the years but the one on the Facebook platform still seems to have some issues. During a visit to Myanmar recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s was mistranslated as "Mr Sh**hole" on Facebook. The company has explained that this is due to a technical error in the translation.

If there's one feature that many travellers want on their smartphones, it's language interpretation. Google first rolled this out for smart speaker or display with Google Assistant, which was a weird choice since those aren't as portable. But according to 9to5Google, we are finally getting the feature on Android and iOS smartphones.

The app works by using Deep Neural computing that allows real time translation to happen in the smartphone. Users just need to download the app, and then sign in for a one-to-one translation or even a group translation that can either be done via text, or even in voice as the app will pronounce the translated phrases out loud.

Imagine that you are stuck in a country that you do not know the language. Just download this app, and walk around with confidence that your thoughts will be made known to anyone you want to communicate with. Technology is great isn’t it? The app is now available on iOS, Android and even the web.

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If you are into science fiction, you must know of Star Trek’s Universal Translator that is present in just about every show – it allows aliens to talk to each other in their own language, in real time. Well, real life has finally mimicked the arts, as the first true univeral translator is now available on your smartphone, from Microsoft.