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This is the perfect fit for Microsoft Translator and opens up exciting opportunities for developers as showcased in our <span style=\"color: #3366ff;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 9pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/translation\/archive\/2012\/11\/12\/breakthroughs-in-translating-speech-from-our-research-teams-microsoft-research-bing-translator-microsoft-translator.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">November 12 blog post<\/span><\/a><\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the latest in our series of walkthroughs, we step you through everything you need to do&nbsp;to&nbsp;build a simple translation app that takes your text and translates it into a variety of different languages using the free Microsoft Translator APIs. It then uses the native speech synthesis in Windows 8 to &lsquo;read out&rsquo; the translation with the correct pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p>The walkthrough takes you from soup to nuts in signing up for the free service, getting your credentials, installing and configuring the tools, designing, developing and testing your application.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/translation\/p\/windowsphone8.aspx\">http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/translation\/p\/windowsphone8.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The full source code for the app is available here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/translator.blob.core.windows.net\/msdnwalkthroughs\/Transl8.zip\">http:\/\/translator.blob.core.windows.net\/msdnwalkthroughs\/Transl8.zip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Screenshot:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/MSDNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.msdn.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/91\/16\/metablogapi\/7144.clip_image006_095A1A4B.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Phone 8 introduces a host of new features, including speech synthesis. 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