Facebook acquires startup Mobile Technologies, maker of mobile translation app Jibbigo

Facebook’s mobile push is getting stronger, as the company acquired Mobile Technologies, the team behind mobile (iOS and Android) voice translation app Jibbigo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

According to AppData, Jibbigo is the No. 28 highest-grossing iOS travel app.

Facebook will take most of Mobile Technologies’ team and have them work in the Menlo Park, Calif. campus, according to Jibbigo.

Facebook Director of Product Management Tom Stocky confirmed the acquisition in a post:

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