Editing Universal translator (section)

== Non-fictional translators ==
{{See also|Mobile translation|Machine translation}}
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[[Microsoft]] is developing its own translation technology, for incorporation into many of their software products and services. Most notably this includes real-time translation of video calls with [[Skype Translator]]. As of July 2019, [[Microsoft Translator]] supports over 65 languages and can translate video calls between English, French, German, Chinese (Mandarin), Italian, and Spanish.

In 2010, [[Google]] announced that it was developing a translator. Using a voice recognition system and a database, a robotic voice will recite the translation in the desired language.<ref>{{cite news  | title  = Google's Next Venture: Universal Translator  | date = 2010-02-08  | work = PC World  | url = http://www.pcworld.com/article/188777  | access-date = 2010-02-08  }}</ref>
Google's stated aim is to translate the entire world's information. Roya Soleimani, a spokesperson for Google, said during a 2013 interview demonstrating the translation app on a smartphone, "You can have access to the world's languages right in your pocket... The goal is to become that ultimate Star Trek computer."<ref>{{cite news  | author = Alison van Diggelen  | title  = From Babel to Star Trek: The Quest for Translation  | date = 2013-08-05  | work = KQED  | url = http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201308050850/b#sthash.sib90ihU.dpuf  | access-date = 2013-10-02  }}</ref>
 
The [[United States Army]] has also developed a two-way translator for use in Iraq.  TRANSTAC (Spoken Language Communication and Translation System for Tactical Use), though, only focuses on Arabic-English translation.<ref>{{cite news  | author = Lucian Dorneanu  | title  = US Army Develops Automatic Translators for Iraq Soldiers  | date = 2007-07-24  | work = Softpedia  | url = http://news.softpedia.com/news/US-Army-Wants-Automatic-Translators-for-Iraq-Soldiers-60817.shtml  | access-date = 2010-02-08  }}</ref>
The United States Army has scrapped the TRANSTAC Program and is developing in conjunction with DARPA, the BOLT (Broad Operational Language Translation) in its place.

In February 2010, a communications software called VoxOx launched a two-way translator service for instant messaging, SMS, email and social media titled the VoxOx Universal Translator.<ref>{{Cite web  | title  = VoxOx Adds Native Translation to Differentiate from Skype, Google Voice  | author = Clint Boulton  | date = 2010-02-16  | url = http://www.eweek.com/c/a/VOIP-and-Telephony/VoxOx-Adds-Native-Translation-to-Differentiate-From-Skype-Google-Voice-575273/  }}</ref>
It enables two people to communicate instantly with each other while both typing in their native languages.<ref>{{Cite web  | title  = VoxOx Real-Time Language Translation For SMS/Chat/Email/Twitter Makes You Fluent Across the Globe  | author = Brian Barrett  | date = 2010-02-16  | url = https://gizmodo.com/5472968/voxox-real+time-language-translation-for-smschatemailtwitter-makes-you-fluent-across-the-globe  }}</ref>