Internet giant Google on Tuesday beefed up its free Web-based email service by adding online video and voice chat as well as automatic translation of RSS feeds people commonly use to stay updated on blogs and news. <\/p>\n
Gmail users with webcams can now talk to friends or family on video screens accessed directly through online mailbox pages by installing software plug-ins available online at gmail.com\/videochat.<\/p>\n
Users can make the video screens larger or smaller, depending on preferences.<\/p>\n
Users without webcams can still take advantage of a service that allows voice conversations to be woven into email or instant messaging exchanges.<\/p>\n
The voice and video service, similar to that offered by eBay’s Skype, works on both Apple Macintosh and personal computers which run Microsoft’s Windows.<\/p>\n
Google also modified Google Reader, a popular tool for setting up Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds from favorite websites, to feature automatic translation of content into users’ chosen languages.<\/p>\n
An RSS feed can be set up using Google Reader, for example, to pull articles from a Turkish blog or website, and the content can be automatically translated into English or any of the other nearly 20 languages available.<\/p>\n
The translations are done by machine using the Google Translate program.<\/p>\n
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