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Augmented reality mobile application helps kids read newspapers

02/12/201302/11/2013 Julie Campbell

Technology makes it possible for children to understand articles written for adult readers. It doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone that the print newspaper industry is struggling as a growing number of readers choose to find their news online instead of subscribing, but an augmented reality app is hoping to add a new demographic to the audience for this product. The potential of this app could be to break the print newspaper industry into the kids’ demographic. The newspaper industry is looking for new ways to be able to…

Microsoft updates its Windows Phone Bing Translator app

04/18/201204/18/2012 Stephen Vagus

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Technology giant Microsoft has released updates to its famous Bing Translator mobile application. The application can be used to translate printed words by simply taking a picture. The Bing Translator has been useful for many travelers as it enabled them to read foreign languages in their native tongue. Microsoft believes that the system can be more intuitive, thus the company has updated the platform to use augmented reality. This will allow users to translate text in real time, but is only one of the application’s new features. The Bing Translator…