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Beyond the smartwatch: how invisible machines will shape Microsoft's future

By Amar Toor on April 24, 2013 12:22 pm + 31 comments

Rick Rashid has a lot on his plate. As the chief research officer at Microsoft Research, the Continue reading…
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Google Translate for Android adds offline support covering 50 languages

By Chris Welch on March 27, 2013 02:07 pm + 35 comments

Google just announced that it's bringing offline language support to its Google Translate app for Continue reading…
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Google Translate saves your favorite translations with Phrasebook

By Jeff Blagdon on March 14, 2013 11:30 pm + 24 comments

If you’re learning a second language, you’ve probably noticed that it’s hard to commit new Continue reading…
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New Google Glass UI video shows off search, camera, and voice translation features

By Amar Toor on February 20, 2013 06:13 am + 649 comments

Google today posted a video preview of its forthcoming Google Glass wearable headset, providing a Continue reading…
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Say 'buenos dias' to Languages, the first offline translator for iPhone that won't break the bank

By Ellis Hamburger on October 25, 2012 10:24 am + 34 comments

Translation apps are plentiful in the App Store, but few of them work offline. This means that Continue reading…
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Nokia brings its own browser compression to Windows Phone with Xpress app

By Chris Welch on October 3, 2012 02:43 pm + 84 comments

Nokia's Windows Phone hardware has become decidedly less distinctive thanks to HTC's impending Continue reading…
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Japanese carrier NTT Docomo to launch free voice translation app

By Kimber Streams on October 1, 2012 02:49 pm + 5 comments

Today major Japanese carrier NTT Docomo announced the launch of a new translation app called Continue reading…
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Google Play Books update adds definitions, translations, and Maps integration

By Amar Toor on September 25, 2012 12:33 am + 16 comments

Google has updated its Books app for Android with a slew of new features, including in-text Continue reading…
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Updated Google Translate for Android reads text from photos, adds dialect preferences

By Adi Robertson on August 9, 2012 08:48 am + 4 comments

The latest version of Google Translate for Android should make it easier to read road or shop signs. Continue reading…
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Word Lens augmented reality translation app arrives on Android

By Chris Welch on July 9, 2012 10:18 am + 24 comments

Word Lens, the augmented reality app that translates text using your device's camera, has been Continue reading…