In the past few months, it is being noticed that Microsoft is launching new apps one after the other on its rival platforms. It might be an effort to attract new users to the Windows Phone platform. The latest from Microsoft is a Translator app. The app has been released for both Android and iOS. As you can expect, it is similar to Google Translate and works on smartphones, tablets and even smartwatches.
The app is simple and easy to use. Simply open the app and either type or talk the word or phrase that you need a translation for. Wait for a moment and you have instant translation. The app even lets you pin certain translations that you require frequently. Users can also pull up a history of words or phrases previously translated, kind of helpful for learning purposes. Microsoft Translator supports 50 languages - twice the number of languages supported by Google Translate.
"Our researchers are continuously looking at the most effective ways to bring down linguistic barriers by solving significant technical and interaction design challenges. Today, we have a number of ways in which Microsoft Translator is accessible to our users— on the web, as part of your search experience, through many experiences built by our developer community, via Office and more. Most recently we worked closely with our friends in Skype to deliver an entirely new interaction model for translation by enabling long distance real-time speech translation. Like we did with Skype Translator, we have been thinking about how wearable technology might affect language and translation experiences. The new wearable apps we are releasing today are part of this exploration." reads a blog post from Microsoft.
The app is simple and easy to use. Simply open the app and either type or talk the word or phrase that you need a translation for. Wait for a moment and you have instant translation. The app even lets you pin certain translations that you require frequently. Users can also pull up a history of words or phrases previously translated, kind of helpful for learning purposes. Microsoft Translator supports 50 languages - twice the number of languages supported by Google Translate.
"Our researchers are continuously looking at the most effective ways to bring down linguistic barriers by solving significant technical and interaction design challenges. Today, we have a number of ways in which Microsoft Translator is accessible to our users— on the web, as part of your search experience, through many experiences built by our developer community, via Office and more. Most recently we worked closely with our friends in Skype to deliver an entirely new interaction model for translation by enabling long distance real-time speech translation. Like we did with Skype Translator, we have been thinking about how wearable technology might affect language and translation experiences. The new wearable apps we are releasing today are part of this exploration." reads a blog post from Microsoft.
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