Microsoft this morning announced a new feature for its Translator program that will let people use their smartphones to have conversations in several languages at the same time.

“Microsoft Translator for Windows 8/10 and Windows Phone already has an offline language translation feature, although it currently isn’t powered by the DNN on-device translation image,” a ...

Microsoft has high-powered translation services built into Skype, PowerPoint and other programs. Language is just one part of Microsoft’s larger vision for AI and machine learning.

Microsoft is currently limiting Skype Translator to an invite-only beta for Spanish and English speakers, to help the company analyze and improve its translation techniques before a broader rollout.

With spoken conversation, Microsoft Translator can accommodate a group of up to 100 speakers and nine languages: Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, English, French, German, Russian, Portuguese and ...

So even if you’re not a polyglot, you don’t have to worry about anything being lost in translation anymore. At least, not if you have Microsoft Translator’s help.

So Skype Translator now speaks a total of eight languages — including English, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish.

In a demo of the prototype software (starts around the 12 minute mark), Rick Rashid, Microsoft's chief research officer, says a long sentence in English, and then has it translated into Spanish ...

Microsoft Translator just received a useful update. It now supports accent selection via Speech Regions. This will allow you to hear specific variations of a language. Tired of hearing American ...