Automatic translation is the latest feature included in Google's Chrome browser. A beta version of Chrome 4 knows pages not in the users -chosen language and offers to translate. Also new are privacy settings which may be executed on a site-by-site basis.

The new beta, launched it works with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, in spite of some confusion because Google not record in Windows 7 as a compatible OS on an early on version of the download page.

The update is particularly interesting to business users who require keeping up with international partners or contender. The new privacy features, meanwhile, enhance users' control over their browsing experience.

The Chrome translation feature doesn’t need any extra software. Users are presented with a prompt asking if they would like the foreign language page translated. A "yes" answer results in the translated page being shown.

The feature is, basically, an automatic connection to Google Translate, which is already available as standalone service.
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Google Translate currently supports 52 languages, from Afrikaans to Yiddish. While Google declares its machine-based translation is not perfect, it usually results in a translation good enough for the reader to understand the content being presented.
Privacy options extended in the new beta, as well as the adding up of a new Privacy part to its Options dialog. Clients can also now deal with cookies, images, JavaScript, plug-ins, and pop-ups on a site-by-site basis. While this will likely be too much for many users, it raises the granularity of Chrome privacy options.

Not everybody needs automatic translation built-in with their browser, but it does network nicely with Google's overall mission of making the world's information more accessible to more of its populace. And, in my experience, the translation dialog does not get in the user's way.

The only user who may object would be somebody who normally speaks a language nearby their Chrome default and is presented the translation option for pages they can previously read. Seems like a minor irritation.