Traveling abroad can be an incredible adventure, but the language barrier can make even the most intrepid explorer nervous. The fear of being unable to communicate or understand signs and menus keeps ...

If you enjoy Google’s online translation services, there’s now an iPhone app that will bring that functionality to the smartphone. The free app will translate 57 languages by text input and 15 ...

Calling all Star Trek fans out there: The iPhone 3Gs has a universal translator — Jibbigo. Speak into your iPhone in any of the five supported languages, and the iPhone speaks the translation back.

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source. I recently took a trip to Europe, ...

A non-Japanese-speaking first-time visitor used Apple’s new in-ear translation feature to connect with locals at bars, sushi ...

— -- Captain Kirk had the universal translator, Arthur Dent had the Babel fish — and the rest of us have smartphones. There's one major difference, though. Neither the universal translator nor ...

WhatsApp has started rolling out a new translation feature that enables Android and iPhone users to translate messages in chats, groups, and channel updates. While iOS users can only use it to ...

Following the addition of in-app translation for 19 languages and their variations on Android, WhatsApp is now rolling out this feature for iPhone users. According to WABetaInfo, people running the ...

I rely on my iPhone for almost everything, so I look for small tweaks that genuinely cut friction from everyday life. These ...

iOS 26 is changing a ton of iPhone features, from messaging to the photos app. Here's what to expect when it ships in the fall. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the ...

iPhone 4S voice recognition app seems to struggle with understanding dialects. Oct. 28, 2011— -- Siri, the state-of-the-art voice recongition app on the new iPhone 4S, is having some translation ...