Skype for Windows will have real-time translation features built in soon

Microsoft has been previewing its impressive real-time translation for Skype over the past six months, and the company is now ready to roll it out more broadly. Starting this summer, Microsoft is planning to bundle the Skype Translator software straight into the existing Skype app for Windows desktop PCs. The expansion joins recent efforts to make Skype Translator available in more languages, and a preview that’s no longer restricted to invite-only.

Skype Translator currently supports English, Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin, allowing anyone to translate speech real-time through a Skype video call or via instant messaging. Microsoft says it plans to "continue to expand the repertoire of languages as they meet our quality standard," and...

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