Microsoft has been working on Skype Translator , a tool aimed at real-time translation for calls that occur within the Skype platform, having been first introduced by Satya Nadella and Gurdeep Singh Pall in last May in the inauguration of the Conference Code of Re / Code.
Since then, Microsoft has continued to develop it, and today marked with a new ad using the Skype blog , noting the availability of "limited availability" for the use of its preliminary version, to which access must be requested through a registration page , I remain available in principle for Windows computers and tablet 8.1, and is also limited in regard to the language selection.
As part of the registration process, users were asked about the languages that are important, those platforms where they want to see added and how they will use it once it is available.
This information will help them to make improvements in future versions. It should be noted the keen interest the appearance of this translation tool Skype calls in real time, judging by the words of the ad, which aims at eliminating the gap in communications eliminating the language barrier, improving productivity and "the human connection".
With 300 million connected users every month, talking more than 2 billion minutes a day, no doubt, will be an important step in communication. In this sense, the same ad is committed to sharing more information in the coming weeks.