New Chrome Beta Offers Automatic Webpage Translation

3 Mar 2010

There’s a new beta version of Chrome available (version 4.1.249.1021), bringing two very nifty features to Google’s browser.

First is automatic translation of webpages in language different from your preferred language setting in Chrome. The browser automatically detects the language and offers you an option (via a drop-down menu bar below the bookmarks bar) to translate it, using Google’s translation tools. I’ve tried it out, and while it works well on some pages, sometimes it doesn’t recognize the language (for example, Baidu.com is not recognized as a Chinese webpage, possibly because it contains very little text).

You can also set Chrome to always translate pages in a certain language, which really can speed up your browsing if you often open pages in foreign languages. However, there’s no option to manually translate a webpage, which is an odd omission, especially given the fact that Chrome’s language detection doesn’t work perfectly yet.

The other interesting feature in the new Chrome beta is the new privacy settings, available under Options — Under the Hood — Privacy. With the new options, you can fine-tune your privacy settings and control how Chrome handles cookies, images, JavaScript, plugins and pop-ups for individual sites.

Check out a demo of the automatic translation feature, as well as the new privacy settings, below.

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10 Responses to New Chrome Beta Offers Automatic Webpage Translation

Fat Crazy Tigger

March 5th, 2010 at 7:55 am

your translation is perfect. i would change "are produced" instead of "are producing" in the last sentence.

finsgrl77

March 5th, 2010 at 7:21 pm

necesitamos ir a la casa

if you wish to add "NOW!" say ¡AHORA!

Sunny2006

March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 pm

The semantics don't matter. He didn't tell you something when you asked him, and depending on the nature of what he didn't tell you, make a judgement.

If he forgot to mention he went a brothel, I'd say that's pretty serious. If he forgot to mention he mowed the lawn, who cares? Clearly you being here suggests you felt it was serious, so whether or not it's a lie is moot. If it hurts/bothers/upsets you, you need to tell him that.

Palamino

March 11th, 2010 at 4:40 pm

! a.It is a confusing sentence, but I think the answer to your first question is, No. The! According to the sentence, the special conditions must be present BEFORE the Smectite can form. It is the rocks that have a special chemistry.
b. In this case the omission is, ' …. transformation and THESE ROCKS have….'

2. This is not so complicated. it should read, ' WHERE some survivors WERE ….'

I hope this helps. Good luck.

Anthony

March 12th, 2010 at 4:08 pm

Google Earth is for personal use. Google Earth Pro is mainly for business users. The Pro version offers higher resolution pics of traffic maps, better zoom, and more information about certain landmarks and locations.

Unless you really want the extras that comes with the pro, stick with the original.

ehren

March 23rd, 2010 at 3:53 am

The next Google phone coming to Verizon Wireless is the Nexus One. It will be around $200, and it will be out in the Spring. Here is the link to a review about it, it first came out with T-Mobile.
Hope you like it!