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Apple acquires 21 LuxVue patents with some using synthetic sapphire

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 11:26 amTuesday, May 6, 20147 Comments

New ways that sapphire substrates can be used in next generation display backlights…

Apple acquires LuxVue, maker of power efficient micro-LED technology

Friday, May 2, 2014 4:28 pmFriday, May 2, 20149 Comments

LuxVue’s technology is said to be a technical breakthrough in displays…

Both Apple and Google have considered making acquisition offers for Square, sources say

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 10:00 amWednesday, April 9, 201423 Comments

Of all the many high-profile Internet companies, Square…

Renesas surges on report of sale talks with Apple

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 8:54 amNo Comments

Shares of chip maker Renesas Electronics Corp…

Apple in talks with Japan’s Renesas Electronics to buy smartphone display chipmaking unit for $479 million

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 2:29 pm2 Comments

Apple is in talks with Japan’s Renesas Electronics to take over…

This year, Apple likely acquired mapping firm BroadMap and Evernote competitor Catch

Monday, December 23, 2013 2:58 pm2 Comments

Apple has been on a roll this year in terms of acquisitions…

Did Apple buy Grokr?

Sunday, June 2, 2013 12:01 pm30 Comments

Apple may have acquired the predictive search app Grokr…

Amazon acquires Siri-like Evi app for $26 million; prelude to an Amazon phone?

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:33 pmWednesday, April 17, 201313 Comments

When Siri arrived on the iPhone 4S it seemed like a magic piece of software…

Jim Cramer: Buying Netflix could be just the game-changer Apple needs

Thursday, March 14, 2013 5:35 pmThursday, March 14, 201336 Comments

The market is ripe with speculation that Netflix may be a takeover target…

The inside story of how Apple bought music startup Lala, and then bought it again

Friday, January 18, 2013 6:08 pmFriday, January 18, 20136 Comments

Lala was the pioneer in online music streaming before services like Spotify and Pandora…

Apple not buying Waze, say multiple sources

Thursday, January 3, 2013 4:11 pmThursday, January 3, 20137 Comments

Apple rarely makes startup acquisitions and Waze…

RUMOR: Apple to acquire Waze

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 11:30 am18 Comments

There can be no doubt that one of the hottest startups of the last couple of years…

TomTom rises as Rabobank analyst foresees Apple takeover

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:31 pm10 Comments

TomTom needs the cash from Apple, and Apple needs the know-how of TomTom…

Will Apple or Google buy Sprint?

Thursday, May 10, 2012 10:01 amThursday, May 10, 201219 Comments

Five years ago, thanks to Apple’s revolutionary iPhone, the wireless business changed…

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