Google Translate’s real-time translation feature is coming sooner than expected

On Monday a report from the New York Times claimed that Google Translate was going to be getting a real-time translation feature sometime in the near future. That future was nearer than expected, because Google has now officially announced it as a feature. According to a Google blog post, new updates to the Google Translate…

WeSwap review: crowdsourcing your travel currency

As you might have seen, we recently headed off to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Naturally, we needed some dollars. Rather than visiting a bureau de change or just using our cards when we got there, we tried a more future-facing service: WeSwap. It's an app and website that lets you swap…
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David Cameron has plans to ban end-to-end encryption

Yesterday Prime Minister David Cameron announced that should the Conservatives win this year's General Election, he would move forward with plans that would put an end to encrypted messaging services that didn't have a back door for government snoops to exploit. That includes popular services like WhatsApp, Snapchat, iMessage, Telegram, and many more. Cameron specifically…

Google Now could be getting voice notifications and third party app support

If you're an Android users with a fondness for the built-in virtual assistant that is Google Now, you might want to pay attention. It looks like it might be getting voice notifications and the long-awaited support for third-party apps sometime in the near future. Android Police has a breakdown of everything that's been included in…

10 best apps for saving money over Christmas

[nextpage title="Next"] As much as Christmas is the most exciting time of year, it’s also the most expensive. From buying all of the food to all of the presents to all of the travel, you end up spending all of the money every year. With so many apps available to help you save your pennies,…