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Windows Live Translator Beta

The beta version of Windows Live Translator is available now, and it looks similar to Altavista’s Babelfish or Google Translator. Users can input a text or select a web page for the translation. Currently, the service offers support for 11 languages including, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese simplified, Italian, Korean, Russian, Arabic and Dutch. However, there are some interesting features offer by Windows Live Translator. You can translate a web page and switch into different views. There are four views available right now, which are:

1. Side by Side
2. Top/Bottom
3. Original with hover translation
4. Translation with hover original

I tried to translate a news adapted from Sin Chew Daily with both Windows Live Translator, Google Translator and Babelfish.

Just take a look on the result :)

Original Text:

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Windows Live Translator:

(Indonesia.The Jakarta news) the Indonesian Sumatra (Thursday, on September 13) 11:41 am again has 6.5 aftershocks today.

After preliminary analysis, epicenter located at the Indonesian Sumatra island south neighbor sea area (latitude 2.3 S, longtitude 99.6 E), namely of SW by S Badong approximately 170 kilometers.

The Sumatran island (12th) evening 6:10 (Malaysian time 7:10) has the Lishi 7.9 magnitude of big earthquakes on Wednesday after the western waters, this morning has 7.7 magnitude of earthquakes, the authority altogether sounds 3 Tsunami warnings.

Google Translator:

(. Jakarta, Indonesia) - Indonesia’s Sumatra today (Thursday, September 13) at 11:41 6.5 aftershock occurred again.
Preliminary analysis of the Indonesian island of Sumatra epicenter was located near the southern (2.3 degrees south latitude, 99.6 degrees east longitude), which is southwest of Padang, about 170 km southeast.
Following the Sumatra island in western waters Wednesday (12) at 6:10 (local time 7:10) A magnitude 7.9 earthquake, at 7.7 earthquake occurred, the authorities issued a tsunami warning three times.
The earthquake was felt even shock the whole Southeast Asia, many countries have tsunami warning was issued, has caused 10 deaths and 200 injuries.

Altavista’s Babelfish

(The Indonesian . Jakarta news) the Indonesian Sumatra today (Thursday, on September 13) the early morning 11 o’clock 41 minute again has 6.5 aftershocks. After the preliminary analysis, the epicenter is located south the Indonesian Sumatra island neighbor the sea area (2.3 E, 99.6 E), namely 170th kilometers Badong ???? approximately. After in the Sumatran island continues the sea area Wednesday (on 12th) the evening 6 o’clock 10 minute (big horse time 7 o’clock 10 minute) to have the 7.9 magnitude of big earthquakes, this morning has 7.7 magnitude of earthquakes, the authority altogether sends out 3 times of tsunami warnings. This big earthquake continually entire Southeast Asia all feels the vibration, the multi- countries had issued the tsunami warning, until now creates 10 dead, 200 injured.