Translation apps are useful in two key ways: interpreting an unfamiliar foreign phrase in your native language, or else quickly translating your speech into another language as part of a conversation.

Microsoft Translator lets people use their smartphones to have multi-lingual conversations. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft this morning announced a new feature for its Translator program that will let ...

The app supports around 50 languages and works with both Apple and Android smartwatches. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions ...

The language barrier may soon be breached if Microsoft Translator is as good as it purports to be. On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled plans to release a new mobile app before the end of 2016 that will ...

Microsoft announced today that its Skype Translator — a tool that automatically translates your speech into text and computer-generated speech — now supports Arabic. So Skype Translator now speaks a ...

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Right now, Google’s Translate app is a pretty standard resource for those staring down the barrel of a street sign in a foreign country, but Microsoft is making a solid push to compete. Previously ...

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Microsoft is taking signups for its real-time video translation service, which will be available in limited preview form before the end of the year. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech ...

Leading the efforts to support and increase the reach of communication globally and locally, Microsoft Translator announces the addition of Filipino together with five other Austronesian languages, ...

Chances are you mostly need a translator app on your phone while you are traveling. But that’s also when you are most likely to not have any connectivity. While most translation apps still work when ...