Instant translation with Bing

Tue 16 June 2009 17:11, Editors

Not all the reviews of Bing have been good. But very slowly we are starting to see Microsoft rolling out features which are actually pretty nice. A small feature which Bing rolled out last week for example was Instant Translation.

When typing in a phrase which you want translated in the search box the top result will be the translation. A search for "cars in german" for example gives back the German translation to cars. Microsoft is using Microsoft Translator for this tool. But that clearly isn't on the level of a Babelfish or Google Translate. A lot of sentences cannot be translated yet.

For now it only seems to be working when you are either in the UK or Spain or if you have set your preferences to one of these countries. Why its working in Spain is not clear. Still the feature looks nice. Big question is why it's so difficult for Microsoft to role it out world wide with proper translations.

<Google appoints new CEO in Germany

Google adds Creative Commons to ...>

Comment

Building Apps for the Social Good

Tue 26 Mar 2013, Seema Sanghavi

0 comments

For the first time in India, the government of the state of Maharashtra is working with Microsoft to develop apps for the social good. The apps are meant to help civic...... read more

Messenger is Not Going to be Tak...

Thu 17 Jan 2013, Vitto Christaldi

0 comments

Messenger is Not Going to be Taken Down on March 15

Microsoft's instant messaging service “Messenger” (or also known as “MSN”) is not going to be terminated completely on March 15th, so the rumor...... read more

Microsoft Launched Windows 8

Tue 30 Oct 2012, Vitto Christaldi

0 comments

The newest version of Microsoft’s operating system, Windows 8, has been launched. Windows 8 is said will bring a wide range of devices together, including touch-...... read more

Microsoft Removes Facebook and T...

Wed 24 Oct 2012, Vitto Christaldi

0 comments

Microsoft Removes Facebook and Twitter Apps from Xbox Live

Microsoft has removed Facebook and Twitter applications from the latest update of Xbox 360. The removal is designed to encourage Xbox users to use Internet Explorer 9 ...... read more