Facebook Inc plans to buy the maker of a speech recognition and language translation app, providing technology that could bolster the social networking company’s mobile efforts.<\/p>\n
Facebook did not disclose the financial terms of its deal for Pittsburgh-based Mobile Technologies.<\/p>\n
Facebook Management Director Tom Stocky said in a blog post on Monday, “Voice technology has become an increasingly important way for people to navigate mobile devices and the web.”<\/p>\n
The deal comes a week after Motorola, which is owned by Facebook rival Google Inc, unveiled its Moto X phone which has built-in voice recognition capabilities. Apple Inc’s Siri feature, which functions as a personal assistant for iPhones, also uses voice recognition.<\/p>\n
Mobile Technologies, founded in 2001, was the maker of the free Jibbigo Translator mobile app that automatically translates speech from more than 20 languages.<\/p>\n
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