One of the holy grails of smart software is real time translation -- a concept that has been in the pages of science fiction books for decades, but which is incredibly difficult to actually accomplish. This year it appears that the next generation of translation software is emerging, with one of the chief examples being the new Google Translate app
Technology is connecting people like never before, but the language barrier remains one very analogue problem that's not so easily bridged by digital tech. That doesn't mean that big companies aren't trying though, and Microsoft-owned Skype just launched a preview of its Skype Translator program on Monday.
