Early last year, Google purchased Quest Visual, acquiring the immensely popular augmented reality translator app Word Lens in the process. While Google did put the feature on the Google Glass, they spoke more about implementing Word Lens into their Translate app sometime in the future.

Well, that time has now come.

Google Translate’s latest update brings Word Lens’ live translations to your Android and iOS device. Check out the guide below to learn how to use live translation, as well as take advantage of the highly improved conversation mode in Google Translate.
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These last few months have been a Lollipop lovefest, and I’m not talking about the candy. Android’s latest OS has been exalted for its embrace of Material Design, and we’ve certainly given Lollipop its fair share of coverage as well; check out all its new features and ways to make older devices get some of the new look and feel of Android 5.0.

But the much talked-about release just isn’t yet available for the vast majority of devices, evidenced by the fact that Lollipop isn’t even listed in Google’s version reporting. So, in the spirit of giving devices on Jelly Bean and KitKat (Android… more

WhatsApp is the go-to application for sending a message (or 100) to friends at home and abroad. And the best thing is, the service has remained true to its roots after Facebook acquired the company for $19 billion.

Despite its awesomeness, there’s one thing that WhatsApp is lacking: a Notification Center widget. While the official app doesn’t have a widget available, there is another way to get one so that you can access your favorite WhatsApp contacts even faster on your iOS 8 device.
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Step 1: Install “Shortcut for WhatsApp Plus”

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Marmite: either you love the stuff or hate it. (“Love” meaning you are British and grew up eating it, and “hate” meaning you are everyone else.)

Yet even though Marmite is an acquired taste, it’s an ingredient a surprising number of people keep in their kitchen cabinets. Why? Because it excels at adding and amping up umami (that savory, delicious “fifth taste” that makes things like cheese, mushrooms, beef, and soy sauce taste so mouth-smackingly good) to all kinds of dishes. It’s also vegan (but not gluten free), so you can serve it to almost anyone.
This stuff makes food taste better… more