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Tag: Apple acquisitions

Why Apple acquired LearnSprout

Friday, January 29, 2016 5:25 pmFriday, January 29, 201623 Comments

Earlier this month, Apple announced iOS 9.3, a new version of its mobile operating system…

Apple acquires education-tech startup LearnSprout

Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:18 pm6 Comments

Apple Inc. said it acquired education-technology startup LearnSprout, which creates software for schools and teachers…

Obviously, Apple could buy Time Warner, but they shouldn’t

Thursday, January 14, 2016 9:58 amThursday, January 14, 20166 Comments

Apple has more than enough money to buy pretty much whatever they want, but…

Apple eyeing Time Warner assets to ease launch of a stand-alone streaming TV service

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 9:06 am17 Comments

With Time Warner shares closing at $71.06 on Tuesday, the New York company is seen as a sitting duck among media companies…

Apple patent application reveals new dual camera zoom lens system

Thursday, January 7, 2016 1:24 pmThursday, January 7, 20164 Comments

Apple has been working on a new zoom lens system for iDevices for some time now…

Will Apple buy DuckDuckGo this year?

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 3:02 pm16 Comments

DuckDuckGo is the search engine that does not track your searches or send your search words/phrases…

Jim Cramer: Apple should buy Harman, needs revenue streams

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 8:45 amTuesday, January 5, 201629 Comments

Apple needs to come up with revenue streams beyond iPhones during 2016…

Jim Cramer: Apple should buy Harman, Pandora, Fitbit and Verifone

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 12:43 pm30 Comments

Apple was once known as the stock that couldn’t stop climbing higher, but…

Apple’s war chest approaches $300 billion; acquisition talk ramps up

Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:26 amThursday, December 17, 201527 Comments

Sitting on $200 billion in cash and eager to fill gaps in its product line…

Two years after acquisition, Apple shuts social analytics platform Topsy

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 3:27 pmNo Comments

Apple Inc has shut down its Topsy Labs unit, which specialized in analyzing Twitter data …

Should Apple buy GoPro? Adobe? How about Tesla?

Thursday, December 10, 2015 1:34 pm31 Comments

Apple currently has $206 billion in cash…

Apple needs to fix its privacy issues, and fast

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 11:27 amTuesday, October 6, 201518 Comments

Yesterday Apple announced it had acquired a small startup focused on artificial intelligence…

Apple acquires advanced artificial intelligence startup Perceptio

Monday, October 5, 2015 9:47 pm14 Comments

Apple Inc. acquired Perceptio, a startup developing technology to let companies run advanced artificial intelligence systems…

Apple buys artificial intelligence natural language start-up VocalIQ

Friday, October 2, 2015 2:57 pmFriday, October 2, 20157 Comments

Apple has acquired a UK-based start-up whose artificial-intelligence software helps computers and people speak to each other…

Analyst: New Apple TV platform is bad news for Netflix

Thursday, September 3, 2015 4:47 pm10 Comments

As Apple’s massive special event looms, investors should be right to be worried about Netflix, which was still falling Thursday…

Leaked components suggest Apple is looking to reinvent iPhone 6s camera

Monday, June 15, 2015 5:33 pmMonday, June 15, 201523 Comments

Sometimes even the best-kept secrets can leave a trail of clues…

Why Apple should buy Netflix

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 5:35 pmTuesday, April 21, 201542 Comments

“Streaming video provider Netflix recently reported record subscriber growth…

Inside Apple’s revolutionary next-gen iPhone camera

Monday, April 20, 2015 10:27 amMonday, April 20, 201515 Comments

Apple’s iPhone cameras are pretty great, but they’re about to get even better…

Apple’s LinX acquisition: The Israeli startup that will give iPhones SLR-quality photos

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 1:58 pm18 Comments

Apple has bought digital photography tech firm LinX Imaging…

Apple buys Israeli 3D/multi-image camera company LinX Computational Imaging

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:52 pmTuesday, April 14, 201513 Comments

The companies had been discussing an acquisition price of about…

In need of serious database talent: Why Apple had to take the NoSQL plunge

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:23 am5 Comments

Apple needed to get into NoSQL database technology in a bad way…

Apple has secretly acquired big data analytics firm Acunu

Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:01 pmThursday, March 26, 20155 Comments

Apple Inc.’s acquisition of FoundationDB LLC gives it some top engineering talent…

Apple acquires FoundationDB to improve key apps and software services

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 5:36 pm2 Comments

What probably caught Apple’s eye is FoundationDB’s ability to…

Apple buys into big data?

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 11:55 am17 Comments

You can’t underestimate the value of this purchase….

Apple acquires FoundationDB, durable database company

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 6:38 pm11 Comments

FoundationDB, a company that specializes in speedy, durable NoSQL databases…

Apple acquires music plug-in and effect maker Camel Audio

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:26 amTuesday, February 24, 20157 Comments

Camel Audio is known for its range of plug-ins, synthesizers, effects, and sound libraries,…

Calacanis: Apple will buy Tesla for $75 billion

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 3:19 pmWednesday, February 18, 201533 Comments

Given Tim Cook’s ‘obsession’ with renewable energy, Calacanis says…

Apple’s cash mountain hits $178 billion

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2:27 pmWednesday, January 28, 201519 Comments

Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat and Pinterest…

Should Apple buy McDonald’s?

Friday, October 10, 2014 9:56 amFriday, October 10, 201471 Comments

Carl Icahn continues to press Apple Inc. to use its $133 billion in cash…

Apple has reportedly acquired iPad magazine creation software PRSS

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 5:16 pmTuesday, September 23, 20147 Comments

Add another startup to the list of those under Apple’s wings…

How Beats went from a single pair of headphones to a $3 billion Apple acquisition

Monday, August 11, 2014 2:31 pmMonday, August 11, 201413 Comments

There’s one sense in which Apple and Beats are certainly a perfect match…

How Apple has made use of its increasing mountain of cash

Friday, August 1, 2014 12:01 pmFriday, August 1, 201411 Comments

Apple’s cash and cash equivalent balance has continued to increase…

Apple buys Vivendi’s 13% stake in Beats Electronics for $404 million

Friday, August 1, 2014 8:54 amMonday, August 11, 20147 Comments

Apple agreed to buy Beats for $3 billion in May…

In Beats restructuring, Apple CEO Tim Cook sends subliminal message to Pandora

Thursday, July 31, 2014 11:29 amThursday, July 31, 201416 Comments

With the announcement of the restructuring, Apple CEO Tim Cook…

Apple to pare 200 positions from Beats

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 9:07 pmWednesday, July 30, 201420 Comments

Many Beats employees in development and creative roles have been offered positions at Apple…

Is Apple preparing to challenge Amazon’s book business?

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 1:29 pmTuesday, July 29, 201413 Comments

Apple looks to be stepping up its battle to win book customers…

Apple buys Concept.io for about $30 million, discontinues Swell app

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 8:56 amTuesday, July 29, 20144 Comments

Apple Inc. will acquire Concept.io Inc. and discontinue the startup’s Swell app…

Apple acquires BookLamp book recommendation startup

Saturday, July 26, 2014 11:05 am3 Comments

Apple has made another acquisition, one that it is using to boost its e-books effort…

EU regulators to decide on Apple, Beats deal by July 30

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 8:30 am10 Comments

European Union antitrust regulators will decide by July 30 whether…

Apple’s Beats Electronics purchase in the age of bluetooth

Friday, June 13, 2014 5:33 pmFriday, June 13, 201412 Comments

Atop this year’s list of recommended Father’s Day gift ideas…

Will Apple finally buy Broadcom’s cellular business?

Monday, June 9, 2014 11:58 amMonday, June 9, 201418 Comments

Now that Broadcom has finally thrown in the towel on its cellular business…

Apple acquires Spotsetter, a social search engine that delivers personalized recommendations for places

Friday, June 6, 2014 3:58 pmFriday, June 6, 20144 Comments

Spotsetter, a social search engine using big data to offer personalized…

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