People using the app, developed for entry-level devices with spotty connections, will now be able to listen to news and long-form articles in 28 languages, says Google's VP of engineering and head of its R&D Center in Tel Aviv, Yossi Matias.

An internationally acclaimed Israeli concert pianist who developed a software application that translates any text into a human-sounding voice, plans to change our experience of playing video games, listening to audio books and even driving.