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Google is turning a long-promised sci‑fi idea into something you can actually use on the subway. Real-time speech translation is now streaming straight from your phone to your headphones, so you can ...

Google has pulled back the curtain on how it developed the live translation feature for Google Meet. The company’s audio engineering and product management teams, along with Google DeepMind, were able ...

Live Translation, introduced with iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe, is a powerful tool designed to assist real-time communication across different languages. Whether you’re texting, making phone ...

Apple launched the new AirPods Pro 3, promising a bunch of improvements including a flashy Live Translation feature. But it turns out you don’t actually need to upgrade just to try out the new ...

An in-person Live Translation feature could soon be available on the AirPods, according to imagery found in iOS 26 beta 6. There's a picture of the AirPods with Hello in several different languages, ...

With iOS 26 and Apple Intelligence, you can bridge the gap between languages and broaden your linguistic horizons—even if you don't have the latest AirPods. In 2014, I began my career at PCMag as a ...

As of now, some users in the European Union won't get Apple's flashiest new AirPods feature. At its major event on Tuesday, Apple unveiled Live Translation — which does exactly what it sounds like — ...

During the iPhone 17 event, Apple announced the new AirPods Pro 3 earbuds alongside Live Translation functionality. Rumored for months, this feature is not only available for Apple's latest earbuds, ...