[technology taskforce] Skype Translator Preview kicks off with English and Spanish languages

[Dev Anand Teelucksingh]

Given the Skype API for text chat has been retired, those extensions will
likely not work in newer versions of Skype

Dev Anand

On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Great to hear there is now something more official....it used to be third
> party extensions in the past [1].
>
> Thanks for the update
>
> Cheers!
> 1. http://skype-translate.soft32.com/
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> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 7:51 PM, Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> http://blogs.skype.com/2014/12/15/skype-translator-preview-an-exciting-journey-to-a-new-chapter-in-communication/
>>
>> "Today, we are excited to announce the first phase of the Skype
>> Translator preview program. The preview program will kick-off with two
>> spoken languages, Spanish and English, and 40+ instant messaging languages
>> will be available to Skype customers who have signed-up via the Skype
>> Translator sign-up page and are using Windows 8.1 on the desktop or device."
>>
>> There's a video of it in action with two schools one in the US and one in
>> Mexico.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G87pHe6mP0I
>>
>> One can register for the Skype Translator Preview at
>> http://www.skype.com/en/translator-preview/
>>
>> There is also a Infographic describing how Skype Translator works:
>>
>> http://news.microsoft.com/download/presskits/skype/docs/SkypeTranslatorInfo.pdf
>> and associated technical blog post and video at
>> http://blogs.skype.com/2014/12/15/skype-translator-how-it-works/
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Dev Anand
>>
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