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Google Translates Documents
googlesystem.blogspot.com - 7/10/2009
Google Translates Documents
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Google Translate added the option to upload the documents you want to translate. Until now, you could copy the text in Google Translate or publish the document online and paste its address. Unfortunately, Google converts your documents to HTML and then it translates the HTML file, so the ...
Microsoft VP says Google’s playing defense with Chrome
deals.venturebeat.com - 7/10/2009
Microsoft VP says Google’s playing defense with Chrome
— deals.venturebeat.com — Microsoft founder Bill Gates may not want to comment on Chrome OS, the just-announced operating system from... Google , but Walid Abu-Hadba, the software giant’s Vice President of Developer and Platform Evangelism, was more forthcoming tonight ... (more) Microsoft VP says Google’s playing defense with Chrome

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Microsoft's Office head talks Google and more
news.cnet.com - 7/10/2009
Microsoft's Office head talks Google and more
— news.cnet.com — Stephen Elop is convinced that even in a world of free, browser-based productivity software, consumers and businesses... will continue to pay for Office. Microsoft will bow to reality with Office 2010, adding browser-based versions of Excel, Word, ... (more) Microsoft's Office head talks Google and more

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How to Ease Your Transition to Google Voice [Phones]
lifehacker.com - 7/10/2009
How to Ease Your Transition to Google Voice [Phones]
— lifehacker.com — The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Google's upped its pace handing out... invites to Google Voice, the service that controls all your phones with one number. For those... (more) How to Ease Your Transition to Google Voice [Phones]

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Google Translates: Allows uploading documents
D' Technology Weblog — ... only allowed translation by ‘copy the text or via URL,’ now you can also upload the documents you want to translate. Now you can upload Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, PDF files, HTML and text files. Unfortunately, Google converts your documents to HTML and then it translates the HTML file, so the translation doesn't preserve the layout or the embedded images. ...

Google Translate now handles uploaded documents
Download Squad — ... available, but it appears to handle TXT, HTML, XLS, PDF, DOC, and PDF files reasonably well. It choked on an OpenOffice Sheet ODS file I tried to upload. The results are spit out in HTML format, so if you upload a spreadsheet you won't get a translated, downloadable spreadsheet in return. Instead you'll get an HTML table. But this isn't a bad start. I wouldn't be surprised if Google eventually adds the ability to open translated documents in Google Docs. [via Google Operating System] Google Translate now handles uploaded documents originally ...

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