Alan is a technology author based in Nova Scotia, Canada. A computer enthusiast since his youth, Alan stays current on what is new and what is next. With over 30 years of experience in computer, video ...

In a world where linguistic diversity is vast, Google Translate stands out as a remarkable tool, bridging the gap between over 134 different languages. This sophisticated technology, which evolved ...

Google today said its Translate app will now support offline translations and instant visual translation or reading things like road signs and hoardings in Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, ...

One hesitation I hear time and time again when I talk to people about traveling is, “But I don’t speak the language.” To be ...

Baidu has filed a patent application for an AI system aimed at translating animal sounds, like meows, into human language. The proposed technology, detailed in a recently published patent document, ...

With all the marvelous text-to-speech and speech-to-text technologies currently in our midst, it’s surprising to realize just how few of these devices actually serve as assistive devices — ...

Researchers have demonstrated that, for a few specific tasks, it's possible to write computer programs using ordinary language rather than special-purpose programming languages. The work may be of ...