Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on ...

If you travel internationally, you’re well aware that Google Translate’s visual translation features — which originated as the Word Lens app — are invaluable. Today, Google announced that the app has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Geoffrey Morrison is a travel writer and digital nomad. The ili is a hand-held translator. I’ve written about it before, but the ...

Google Translate's instant camera feature will now make translating a foreign street sign as easy as aiming your phone -- even if your native language isn't English. The company today unveiled a set ...

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The website “Babel Fish Translation” will instantly translate a block of text or an entire website from English into a dozen different languages including Russian and Chinese (see above), Korean, ...

The Google Translate app can be a lifesaver for travelers who need to ask locals a question or understand what someone is saying in a language they don't speak. And now, using the translating app is ...

People can save lives when they speak the same language. Technology has advanced such that we can instantaneously communicate with people in the farthest reaches of the world without breaking a sweat.

Google announced it has expanded the instant visual translation feature within the Google Translate app to now support 20 new languages, bringing the total to 27 languages supported. Instant visual ...