Microsoft's Skype will eventually be able to translate voice calls between people. In an on-stage demo at the Code conference, Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella showed off Skype Translator, an upcoming version of the service that is capable of translating voice conversation in "near real-time" using technology developed by the company's Skype and Translator teams. With it, you can talk in your native language to another user who speaks a different language, and Microsoft will translate it to the other person.
Microsoft's VP of Skype and Lync said Skype Translator will arrive first as a beta app for Windows 8 by the end of this year. Nadella says the company's eventual goal is to get it on all devices, big or small.
Skype shown automatically translating multilingual voice calls
Microsoft's VP of Skype and Lync said Skype Translator will arrive first as a beta app for Windows 8 by the end of this year. Nadella says the company's eventual goal is to get it on all devices, big or small.
Skype shown automatically translating multilingual voice calls