“Amazon.com (AMZN), in a possible move tied to its expected introduction of a smartphone later this year, said Thursday that it’s acquired Ivona Software, a maker of text-to-speech technology.
Gdynia, Poland-based Ivona already powers the “Text-to-Speech,” “Voice Guide” and “Explore By Touch” features on Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets. It also provides text-to-speech products to thousands of developers, businesses and customers worldwide.
Amazon didn’t disclose terms or other details. Ivona’s website already carried the tag “An Amazon Company” early Thursday….”
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