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Upload your files to translate it to/from any language on Google translate

sharath — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:58:42 +0000

This is something I noticed recently, i’m not sure if this is a new update to the Google Translator. If you look at the Google translator it shows a upload a file option where you can upload a document and translate it to any language instantly…

Check it out and post your comments on how it works..

Google Toolbar now can translate from other languages to the default language almost instantly.

sharath — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:09:50 +0000

Google’s new translation options is now added to the Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer. The toolbar can now automatically recognize a particular website in a language other than the default language for example when you are on a Japanese Web site. There will be a notification from the toolbar appearing, asking if you want to translate the page into your own language (English or any other).

There is also a Translate button on the toolbar for a page to be translated instantly. This way you do not first go to a translation service like Google Translate to surf certain websites or portions of websites to translate. In total, just like the regular translation service Google Translate 41 languages almost instantly from your Google toolbar itself.

Google Translator now supports translating Persian (farsi)

sharath — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:24:14 +0000

Google added Persian (Farsi) to Google Translate. This means you can now translate any text from Persian into English and from English into Persian — whether it’s a news story, a website, a blog, an email, a tweet or a Facebook message. The service is available free at http://translate.google.com.

Google Feels that launching Persian is particularly important now, given ongoing events in Iran. Like YouTube and other services, Google Translate is one more tool that Persian speakers can use to communicate directly to the world, and vice versa — increasing everyone’s access to information.

Translate helps make all that information accessible to you — no matter what language you speak. So please visit Google Translate and try it out.

Rumor: Gmail with translation for the 5th Birthday

sharath — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:40:52 +0000

As the PCWorld reported, Google users will be given a gift for the 5th Google Birthday. The report states: “Google opened on Monday a further step in the evolution of Gmail, a new product with a European multilingual aspect announce. At a meeting in Brussels will be the impact of the Google Cloud Computing at the conduct of the people to manage their tasks show. In addition, the development of Gmail’s review and the next step in the development notice, the company has sent an invitation. “

I suspect that Google’s Gmail Labs in other languages. It has a screenshot is found, which points out that Gmail soon just like Google Reader will have an automatic translation in it…

Gmail Emails now in 5 Indian languages

sharath — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:38:02 +0000

When you compose a new mail in Gmail, you should now see an icon with an Indian character, as the screenshot below shows. This feature is enabled by default for Gmail users in India. If you do not see this function enabled by default, you will need to go the “Settings” page and enable this option in the “Language” section.

When you click the Indian languages icon, you can type words the way they sound in English and Gmail will automatically convert the word to its Indian local language equivalent. For example, if a Hindi speaker types “namaste” we will transliterate this to “??????.” …Google currently supports five Indian languages — Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam — and you can select the language of your choice from the drop-down list next to the icon.

Google team has built this new feature using Google’s transliteration technology, which is also available on Google India Labs, Orkut, Blogger and iGoogle. And Google hopes you find this feature useful to communicate with those of your friends and family who prefer to write in their native language, and it will be available soon to businesses and schools using Google Apps. Now back to replying to all those Hindi emails I got from my family and friends today!

More information, visit the Google india blog here