At an event in China, Microsoft Research chief Rick Rashid has demonstrated a real-time English-to-Mandarin speech-to-speech translation engine. Not only is the translation very accurate, but the ...

What happens in the video above is a potential breakthrough in speech recognition technology that could help to break down language barriers between countries and cultures. Microsoft Chief Research ...

The translation feature for the Internet-calling service now speaks the languages of Beijing and Rome. But the translator is still available only in preview mode. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

How to have a real-time video conference without speaking the same language. — -- Skype Translator has made a huge stride closer to its goal of allowing everyone in the world to be able to ...

Microsoft has today posted a video, and complementary explanation of language translation that goes far past what we thought was currently possible. In the video, the speaker explains and demonstrates ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Geoffrey Morrison is a travel writer and digital nomad. The ili is a hand-held translator. I’ve written about it before, but the ...