Microsoft doubles down on watch apps with Translator, Outlook and more<article>
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Microsoft jumped further into the smartwatch app market Thursday,
launching a trio of applications that put its services on users’ wrists.</p><p>
Apple Watch owners now have their own version of Outlook, and Microsoft has now brought OneNote to Android Wear after first making it available on Apple’s smartwatch earlier this year. Both watch operating systems also received a new Microsoft Translator app that will translate conversations without requiring users to pull out a smartphone.</p><p>
The Translator app lets users translate to and from 50 different languages via text. Using voice recognition, they can speak into the watch in the language their wearable is set to (assuming it’s among the ones Microsoft supports) and have it output in one of 50 languages. The app also lets users go back and view their recently translated phrases, and pin frequently used translations so they have quick access to key phrases.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2962652/wi-fi/microsoft-doubles-down-on-watch-apps-with-translator-outlook-and-more.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Microsoft doubles down on watch apps with Translator, Outlook and more
