Monday, May 15, 2006

Skype offers live translation service

(seen at http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/4266/127/)

Skype will be partnering with Language Line Services to offer live translation on calls from Skype's network.

The Top 10 languages demanded (out of 150 offered) are:
  1. Spanish

  2. Mandarin

  3. Russian

  4. Vietnamese

  5. Korean

  6. Cantonese

  7. Portuguese

  8. Polish

  9. French

  10. Japanese

And it costs $2.99 per minute. Ouch!

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