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Tag: Apple acquisitions
Apple approached Time Warner about possible merger before AT&T talks
Apple Inc. a few months ago approached Time Warner about pursuing a combination…
Bernstein: Apple buying Netflix would be a waste of $50 billion
Bernstein’s Toni Sacconaghi today reiterates an Outperform rating on Apple, in a client note…
It’s not McLaren Racing, but McLaren Applied Technologies, that’s the apple of Apple’s eye
McLaren Applied Technologies (MAT) took the knowledge and practices of the racing industry and started to apply them…
Apple-target McLaren is a tech company disguised as a carmaker
On the face of it, U.K. supercar maker McLaren would seem an odd partner for Apple Inc…
Supercar-maker McLaren says not in discussion with Apple ‘in respect of any potential investment’
McLaren damped down a report on Wednesday that Apple Inc had made an approach for the British…
Apple in talks to acquire electric vehicle-maker Lit Motors
Apple has already hired several former Lit Motors engineers…
Apple in talks to acquire British supercar maker McLaren
Apple has approached McLaren Technology Group, the British supercar engineer and Formula One team owner…
Apple special event predictions: Apple Iris Engine, Smart Button and more
The following is all based on months of legal research. I’ve been working up to this for a good while…
Apple acquires cloud-based music provider Omnifone
One of Apple’s latest acquisitions appears to be cloud-based music provider Omnifone…
A chance for an Apple buyout offer as Netflix stumbles
Netflix Inc. has either hit a huge bump in the road, or the dynamics of its growth have changed completely…
Apple looking to buy Formula 1?
Formula One is currently undergoing an ‘intensive due diligence’ process that could ultimately lead to a sale…
Leaked photos of Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus show Smart Connector, no mute switch
Some sources have described the 5.5 inch model as a separate SKU, an “iPhone 7 Pro,” for which…
Should Apple absorb Netflix?
Rumors regarding Apple’s search for a media company emerged when a recent report…
Apple granted U.S. patent for dual-camera system
Apple’s iPhone 7 is [rumored] to introduce a dual lens camera system…
Why is Siri talking about the Mac’s Finder?
Siri is widely expected to make up a big part of Monday’s WWDC keynote…
Apple’s groundbreaking Siri set for prominent role at WWDC
Apple will announce that for the first time it will let outside developers integrate Siri with their apps…
Gartner: Top 10 technologies coming to smartphones starting this year
The top 10 smartphone technologies and capabilities that will soon create more compelling experiences for the user, and unravel new business models for mobile device vendors…
VocalIQ acquisition hints at how Apple’s Siri plans to win the intelligent assistant war
Apple last year acquired British intelligent assistant developer VocalIQ…
Apple reportedly planning huge upgrade for Siri
It looks like Apple is planning a huge upgrade for Siri, one that will see the voice assistant surge ahead of rivals…
Apple to buy Netflix?
You never know…
Apple’s suggestion of Time Warner bid hints at Hollywood ambitions
ven if Apple Inc. never made an actual move to buy Time Warner Inc…
Apple contemplates dramatic push into media industry
Now that Apple has a foot planted squarely in the media industry’s door, it now seems ready to barge in further…
Apple’s Eddy Cue proposed bid for Time Warner
A top Apple executive raised the prospect of the iPhone maker buying Time Warner at a meeting…
Apple is making iPhone 7 the next killer device
Apple is adding some really cool features to the iPhone 7 that will support demand, including dual-lens camera…
Should Apple buy Netflix for $53 billion?
With the recent cratering of Apple’s stock price, armchair financial pundits are speculating…
Can Tim Cook and company raise the shroud over Apple shares?
The fact that Apple closed out last week at the lowest point it has since June of 2014 is not news to any long-suffering shareholder…
Overreact much? Apple shares hit longest loss streak in 18 years
Apple Inc.’s late-day rally ended just shy of positive territory Monday, giving the stock its longest losing streak in 18 years…
Apple and this ‘The End is Near’ nonsense
Apple’s critics have a lot of meat and potatoes in the March quarter financials to enjoy…
Apple, Samsung, Facebook, Amazon and the case of the ‘very bad’ quarter
Apple’s ‘very bad’ quarter was its second best Q2 in history…
Apple’s $10 billion quarterly profit is not enough?
As an analyst, I reviewed Apple’s first quarterly financial report and I liked most of what I saw…
Nope, Apple is not doomed; why you shouldn’t give up on the stock
To be sure, there was little to be enthusiastic about after Apple’s latest earnings release and conference call…
Apple’s miss ripples across U.S. stock markets
Apple took a bite out of the U.S. stock market Wednesday…
Wall Street still lacking the skills to drive Apple
Everyone knew Apple’s latest quarter was not going to be brilliant, even Apple…
What should Apple do next?
Apple reported its first fall in sales in 13 years on Tuesday…
U.S. stocks slip as tech slumps following Apple’s earnings miss
U.S. stocks are slightly lower in Wednesday morning trading as tech stocks are hammered following weak results…
The silver lining in Apple’s across-the-board miss
Apple’s earnings for its fiscal second quarter were rocky, but…
Goldman Sachs: ‘We are disappointed,’ removes Apple from ‘conviction buy’ list, cuts price target
Risks include product cycle execution, end demand, competition, and a slower pace of innovation…
Apple CEO hints at big acquisition to cure growth ills
Apple Inc. detailed its first decline in iPhone sales Tuesday, part of an earnings report…
Dow futures drop after Apple whiffs on earnings
U.S. stock futures slumped Wednesday, hurt by Apple Inc.’s 8% premarket drop after the largest company..
Apple CEO Cook talks privacy, dividend hikes, acquisitions, Apple Car at annual meeting of shareholders
Apple is committed to raising its quarterly dividend annually, CEO Tim Cook stated at his company’s annual meeting….
Apple acquires security company LegbaCore that found Mac firmware worm
LegbaCore had collaborated with security researcher Trammell Hudson on Thunderstrike 2, the first firmware worm to affect Mac computers…
