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Google Translate App Improves Conversation, 'Word Lens' Features

Improvements have arrived for Google's free Translate app, which, as you may guess, lets you translate both spoken and written words in an instant. The conversation mode, which automatically translates sentences as they're spoken, now automatically recognizes the language being used, saving you a step. The "Word Lens" feature now translates text you've taken a picture of even when you're offline — previously you had to have a good connection to upload the photo to be translated in the cloud.