Ever stumble upon a site in another language--Mandarin, for instance--but leave disappointed because you can't read the text? One option, of course, is to try an online "machine" translator like Bing Translator, Google Translate, or Yahoo Babel Fish to decipher the foreign writings. But those services require you to tediously copy and paste blocks of text, or use plug-ins or browser extensions to get the job done.
The latest Google Chrome beta for Windows has an easier solution. When you access a Web page in a language other than your default choice (e.g. English), Chrome asks if you'd like the page translated.
Of course, no machine language translator is perfect, and sometimes the results are either cryptic or unintentionally hilarious. In the above screen, "Hotel room to say all kinds of" is definitely a head-scratcher, although other headlines are perfectly understandable.
How does Chrome's new translator compare with Bing Translator or Yahoo Babel Fish? The Chrome tool is easier to use, certainly. But how accurate is it?
More: http://pcworld.com/article/190619/
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The latest Google Chrome beta for Windows has an easier solution. When you access a Web page in a language other than your default choice (e.g. English), Chrome asks if you'd like the page translated.
Of course, no machine language translator is perfect, and sometimes the results are either cryptic or unintentionally hilarious. In the above screen, "Hotel room to say all kinds of" is definitely a head-scratcher, although other headlines are perfectly understandable.
How does Chrome's new translator compare with Bing Translator or Yahoo Babel Fish? The Chrome tool is easier to use, certainly. But how accurate is it?
More: http://pcworld.com/article/190619/
