<p>Technology giant Microsoft has launched a translator app that can be used on a wide variety of devices and supports 50 different languages.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Google's Translate app, on the other hand, supports only 27 languages for text and voice conversion.<br /><br />Available for iOS and Android platforms, the app called Microsoft Translator, supports phones and tablets as well as the Apple Watch and smartwatches that run Android Wear, CNET online reported.<br /><br />One can type or speak the word or phrase to be translated. In response, the app shows the translated text on the screen and then speaks it too.<br /><br />Text can also be copy-pastes from and to other apps for translation.<br /><br />Microsoft has already been serving up language translation via its Bing website along with apps for its Windows Phone mobile operating system and its Windows 10 desktop software.<br /><br />The company also offers translation through its Skype Translator programme, which is soon due to become part of the Skype app itself.<br /><br />With the new app, Microsoft is entering into Google territory, which has long offered translation services on the web as well as for iOS and Android.<br /><br />With Microsoft Translator, you can speak directly into your watch to get an instant translation in any of the 50 different languages.<br /><br />The app can correctly pronounce the phrase for you through your watch. And all your translations and settings are synchronized between your watch and your phone.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Technology giant Microsoft has launched a translator app that can be used on a wide variety of devices and supports 50 different languages.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Google's Translate app, on the other hand, supports only 27 languages for text and voice conversion.<br /><br />Available for iOS and Android platforms, the app called Microsoft Translator, supports phones and tablets as well as the Apple Watch and smartwatches that run Android Wear, CNET online reported.<br /><br />One can type or speak the word or phrase to be translated. In response, the app shows the translated text on the screen and then speaks it too.<br /><br />Text can also be copy-pastes from and to other apps for translation.<br /><br />Microsoft has already been serving up language translation via its Bing website along with apps for its Windows Phone mobile operating system and its Windows 10 desktop software.<br /><br />The company also offers translation through its Skype Translator programme, which is soon due to become part of the Skype app itself.<br /><br />With the new app, Microsoft is entering into Google territory, which has long offered translation services on the web as well as for iOS and Android.<br /><br />With Microsoft Translator, you can speak directly into your watch to get an instant translation in any of the 50 different languages.<br /><br />The app can correctly pronounce the phrase for you through your watch. And all your translations and settings are synchronized between your watch and your phone.<br /><br /></p>