Google has announced an update to its Google Goggles phone app which translates foreign words found in the pictures you take. The service, which is available for Android devices running Android 1.6 and above, allows for automatic text translation, whether it be words on a street sign, menu or poster. Once a user takes a picture of the word or phrase, Goggles will ask the user whether they want the information translated.

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