NTT DoCoMo launches free Concier mail translation app for Android devices

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Not content to simply dabble in double-sided [transparent touchscreens][3], Japanese mobile provider [NTT DoCoMo][4] continues its efforts to [break the language barrier][5] -- this time with a new [Android][6] app. "Mail Honyaku Concier" (_honyaku_ means "translation" in Nihongo, while that last word is a play on "concierge") is a free app that lets users translate text into different languages. The software is compatible with smartphones and tablets sporting Android 2.2 or higher and accepts both keyboard and voice input for text. As part of its translation, the app sends a copy of the source material in its original language -- you know, just in case the thing does a Sheldon Cooper and coughs up "Oxen are in my bed." In addition to working with NTT DoCoMo's "sp Mode Mail" service, the software also plays nice with other apps. Languages supported so far are Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean. No word on whether "Engrish" will be added to that list as well.

[NTT DoCoMo launches free Concier mail translation app for Android devices][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][7] on Sun, 03 Jun 2012 01:34:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][8].

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