Translates your voice into another language

Travelling and unable to speak the local language? No se preocupe (don't worry)! Microsoft researchers have developed a program that will recognize and record your voice then translate it into another language for you.

Windows 8 stable on ARM

Windows 8 is stable on the ARM chip platform and will be seeded to developers soon, sources told CNET. Devices may be priced significantly less than their Intel counterparts, too.Windows 8 on ARM should go to developers in February, said one source, who had some hands-on time with a high-profile device from a major PC maker, adding that Windows 8 was impressive and stable.
"In October of last year. [Windows 8 on ARM] scared the industry because it was unstable. But what we are seeing now is quite stable," said another source, who also confirmed an expected February developer time frame.

Windows 8 still Unseen

Considering that 2012 will be the year of Microsoft's dramatic upgrade to Windows 8, one might have thought the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show last week would be filled with prospective hardware platforms for the new Windows operating system. it might have seemed logical to expect that to hear lots about tablets with Windows 8. But news on that front was surprisingly...quiet.

While CEO Steve Ballmer talked Windows 8 at his keynote and showed a Qualcomm prototype tablet running Windows 8, Intel's Paul Otellini briefly showed a and Lenovo unveiled its innovative Idea Pad Yoga, a Windows 8-primed convertible notebook whose screen can twist around to turn into a tablet, little chatter was heard on the Windows tablet front.

Microsoft Plans with the Kinect

Yesterday at CES Microsoft introduced its 2-way TV that utilizes the Kinect as an interactive form of television. Today we had the chance to go one-on-one with it.

2011 was good to the Xbox. For the last 11 months, the system has been the number one console sold in the world, leading to the best year ever for Microsoft’s console. There are now roughly 66 million Xbox 360s in the world, and that number is climbing at a healthy clip. There are several reasons for the solid sales, but two of the most important are the media options like ESPN and Netflix that turned the console into a multimedia device, and the rise of the Kinect.

Traditionally, the average lifespan of a console has been five years, but that has changed. Microsoft is just beginning to squeeze all the life out of the 360, and the service continues to find new ways to expand the experience. The possibilities are varied and numerous, but one theme is constant—increasing interactivity.

Microsoft releases Xbox apps for Windows and iOS devices

Microsoft releases not only a Windows Phone Xbox app but iOS along with its Xbox Live dashboard update this week.

Coinciding with the Xbox Live dashboard update, Microsoft has released two new apps for smartphone users. While we knew about the Windows Phone’s Xbox Companion App, the iOS app was a bit of a surprise.The official Xbox Live iOS app, dubbed My Xbox Live, is free and designed for both the iPhone and iPad. Not surprisingly, My Xbox Live is a slimmed down version of the Windows phone Companion app. Apple device owners will have a limited ability to modify your 3D avatar’s appearance, read and send messages to friends, edit profile, add new friends to the list and view achievements.

Interestingly, the iOS app has an interface similar to the Windows Phone Xbox Companion app, replicating that horizontal bar populated with circular icons at the bottom of the screen. Microsoft probably wouldn’t feel bad if it lured defectors over to its OS.