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Six months ago, Microsoft has unveiled Skype Translator, a real time translator tool that can be used to bridge two people from different parts of the world by allowing them to speak with one another using their native language. You can try the feature as part of a preview program, but it is limited to Spanish and English for voice translation, and 40 languages for text messaging.

Black Friday has come and gone, and Cyber Monday feels like a distant memory. The busiest shopping season of the year is finally behind us, but does that mean the best sale prices of the season are a thing of the past as well? Well guess what — if you thought big sales were over and done just because Christmas is almost here, think again.

Microsoft made a promise earlier this year to deliver a preview of Skype’s real-time translation tool for everyone to use and today, they are delivering on their words. The company has announced today that a preview of Skype’s real-time translation software is available for Windows 8.1 users.

Engineers have created a device that detects terahertz frequencies by converting them into sound waves and then transmitting them.