Monday 18 May 2015

The Universal Translator is almost here

But it’s been renamed, Skype Translator Preview.

Students in USA & Mexico on a Skype call with Skype Translator providing the translation


So far, four spoken languages: Spanish, Italian, Mandarin & English + 50 instant messaging languages (Windows 8.1 only) for now.

http://www.skype.com/en/translator-preview/

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