After Microsoft's Skype, Google updates its Translate app

Last month Microsoft's Skype revealed its real-time translational program, and now Google is all set to follow suit.The search giant, which has always been very serious about the translation space, wants to ensure that it doesn't lag behind, and has begun working on a similar update for its Translation app. According to The New York Times, Google's new update will allow its Translate app to auto-recognize popular languages and translate them into text in real time.This isn't all. Google Translate will also let you capture snapshots of signs, menus and so on, and then translate it onscreen. The new update is believed to be a result of Google acquiring the Wordlens app.Currently, Google Translate offers written translation in 90 languages and can also hear spoken translations of a few popular languages. The new update will now recognize a popular language and automatically turn it into written text.Recently, Microsoft announced real-time translation by launching a Spanish-English test program using its Skype messaging service.The program had its first trial with school children in Mexico City and their counterparts at a school in Tacoma, Washington.On the other hand, a new report by Android Police reveals a Google Now code hinting at several new features including 'spoken notifications' for when you're driving. The leaked code also discloses that Google may also allow third-party apps to have their own cards in Google Now, allowing Facebook, Twitter and alerts from other such apps directly in your Google Now stream.