REAL TIME TRANSLATION

Microsoft is about to break down language barriers, said Josh Lowensohn in TheVerge​.com. The software giant showed off a new feature for Skype last week that will enable users speaking different languages to communicate over video with real-time translation. The feature, called Skype Translator, will allow you to “talk in your native language to another user who speaks a different language” and instantly translate the conversation. Microsoft says the technology, which has been in the works for more than a decade, will roll out as a beta app for Windows 8 by the end of the year and eventually be available “on all devices, big or small.”

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