Saturday 22 August 2015

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Android 6.0 Marshmallow: 10 new features
After months of waiting, Google has finally announced that the next version of its mobile OS Android will be called Marshmallow. Also, it the next update of the OS will be numbered Android 6.0, instead of Android 5.2 as previously speculated.

Announced at Google I/O 2015, Android Marshmallow brings with it a number of new features to spruce up your smartphones and tablets (provided they get the update).

Monday 3 August 2015

Google Translate app update adds 20 new launguages

Google announced the addition of 20 more languages to its Translate app on Wednesday, making for a total of 27.

The update includes improved real-time voice translations while one-way translations are now available from English to Hindi and Thai.
New languages include Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, Hungarian, Indonesian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian. 
The app already enables users to snap photos of words or phrases in an unfamiliar language for instant visual translation without the need for internet connection or cell phone data, a benefit for travelers unable to access such services.
The app is available for Android and iOS devices.