In a bid to connect people from different continents with different language, Microsoft is bringing real-time speech translation functionality to Skype by the end of this year. The feature was demonstrated by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Re/code’s Code Conference in the US. Skype translator was demonstrated in a conversation between Gurdeep Singh Pall, corporate vice president,Skype and a German speaker. Initially, available in beta, the product provides both a spoken and text translation for about 40 languages. However, Microsoft plans to add more languages and support for a variety of computers and devices in the long run. Skype Translator will be available as a standalone Windows 8.1 app later this year. Today, we have more than 300 million connected users each month, and more than 2 billion minutes of conversation a day as Skype breaks down communications barriers by delivering voice and video across a number of devices, from PCs and tablets, to smartphones and TVs. But language barriers have been a blocker to productivity and human connection; Skype Translator helps us overcome this barrier. said Microsoft in a company blog post about the Skype Translator. When in use, the Skype translator displays the text at the bottom of the screen in ...
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