Google buys file transfer app Bump - Google has acquired Bump, the

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Google has acquired Bump, the maker of a smartphone app that allows users to share files by bumping devices together.

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The two companies did not release financial terms of the deal.

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In a blog post announcing the acquisition, Bump CEO David Lieb said the company's apps, which also include a photo sharing service, Flock, will keep working for now.

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In a blog post from late March, Bump said that its namesake app was downloaded 125 million times. The Bump app was launched more than four years ago.

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"The Bump team has demonstrated a strong ability to quickly build and develop products that users love, and we think they'll be a great fit at Google," Mountain View, California-based Google said in an emailed statement. Bump is also based in Mountain View.

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