Amazon Has Reportedly Acquired Siri Competitor Evi

Amazon has acquired Siri competitor Evi for $26 million, according to TechCrunch.

TechCrunch understands from sources that the company has been sold to Amazon for $26 million. However, calls to Amazon PR, backers Octopus Ventures and the founders of Evi have ben met with a stoney silence. A spokesperson for Octopus told us: “On this occasion Octopus will decline to comment on this specific portfolio company.”

Evi Features:
- Voice or text input - Chat to Evi in plain English and she will understand
-Get stuff done – With voice powered phone controls, you can schedule events, make calls, send SMS or email your friends.
- Local information for UK and USA - Shopping, news, dining and more. Evi knows where you are and gives answers based on your location
- Built in browser – No need to swap to a different browser, view web links within Evi's app
- A learning and adapting intelligence – Rate Evi’s answers to help her learn more about the world
- More than a search engine - Evi takes the searching out of search, able to review and compare nearly a billion facts from her database to give you exactly what you need.


Earlier this year, Amazon acquired IVONA, a company that specializes in text-to-speech technology. It's possible that the company may look to combine these acquisitions for use on its rumored smartphone.

You can still download Evi from the App Store for free.

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