Although Word Lens has been around for a few years, the app has somehow slipped under the radar of folks, such as international business travelers, who could most make use of it. The big news right ...

Google on Wednesday said that it has updated its Google Translate app to include Word Lens, a technology acquired last year that can read signs in various language and translate them to and from ...

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, ...

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The new app is covering all the bases, launching for iOS, Android and even the Apple Watch and Android Wear smartwatches. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

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 ...

Google is rolling out a new version of the Google Translate app on iOS and Android, which features Word Lens translation using the device's camera. The update promises to perform the process of ...

Google has acquired Quest Visual, the company behind the Word Lens mobile translation application. The app translates printed words from one language to another using a smartphone's camera, without ...

Google Translate, the popular translation app, didn't explain itself — but a new feature on the Android app does.

Siri can translate words and phrases into about a dozen languages and host a conversation in two different languages using ...

If you need a quick translation, the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch come with their own built-in translator app from Apple. On an iPhone or iPad, you can see the translation in real time as you type or ...