Apple acquired speech recognition firm Novauris last year to improve Siri - report

An Apple acquisition from 2013 may have quietly flown under the radar, as it was revealed this week that the Siri development team has added personnel from Novauris Technologies.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 33

Apple in talks for $479M stake in Japanese chipmaker Renesas SP Drivers - report

Apple could be on the verge of bringing another important hardware component in-house as the company is reportedly working on a deal to acquire controlling interest in Renesas SP Drivers, a Japanese firm that makes LCD chips for Apple's iPhone.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 27

Apple-acquired Burstly may be closing down SkyRocket app monetization service

Less than one month after being purchased by Apple, Burstly has reportedly sent out notices to users of its SkyRocket monetization service saying the product's publishing and SDK license agreements will expire in 90 days.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 4

Apple acquires app testing and advertising company Burstly

The latest target of Apple's recently-busy mergers and acquisitions staff is Silicon Beach company Burstly, a deal that could bolster both the iAd platform and the Xcode development suite.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 36

Apple's spending on acquisitions surged to $525 million last quarter

While investors continue to fret over what Apple plans to do with its $159 billion in cash and investments, the company is quietly spending far more than previously on its secretive acquisitions, exceeding a half-billion dollars last quarter alone.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 103

Apple reportedly acquires developer behind burst photo app SnappyCam

Apple has reportedly acquired app developer SnappyLabs, the one-man company that created SnappyCam, a popular app that allowed users to take full-resolution pictures at 20 to 30 frames per second.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 91

Apple acquired digital mapping firm BroadMap, note-taking startup Catch earlier this year

Two of Apple's five remaining mystery acquisitions were revealed on Monday as the acquisitions of geospatial intelligence startup BroadMap and cloud-based information organizer Catch came to light.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 13

Apple's Topsy purchase opens doors for social media, internal analytics tools

Apple's acquisition of tweet analytics firm Topsy is suggested to have all kinds of potential applications for the company, but in particular indicates both its closer embrace of social networking and its need for tools to glean meaningful value from the increasing mountains of data available to it.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 7

Apple buys social media analytics firm Topsy for over $200M

According to a report on Monday, Apple recently spent more than $200 million to acquire Topsy Labs Inc., a social media analysis firm specializing in tracking Twitter trends.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 52

Apple confirms PrimeSense acquisition, deal rumored to be worth $360M

An Apple spokesperson on Sunday confirmed a rumor that the company has purchased Israeli 3D sensor firm PrimeSense in a deal rumored to be worth some $360 million.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 78

Apple reported to buy Israeli 3D sensor firm PrimeSense for $345 million

Building on rumors from July, an Israeli financial journal has reported that Apple "finalized the purchase details" on a plan to pay $345 million to acquire 3D motion and machine vision firm PrimeSense.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 61

Apple acquires personal assistant app Cue for at least $35M [u]

Apple is said to have purchased Cue, a startup company behind a personal assistant app for iPhone which shut down just this week, AppleInsider has learned [updated with confirmation].

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 14

Apple confirms acquisition of Swedish data compression company AlgoTrim [u]

Apple has confirmed the purchase AlgoTrim, a Swedish startup that specializes in data compression, in a deal that could allow the company to make services such as iTunes more efficient for mobile devices like the iPhone.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 18

Apple's Embark acquisition could bring transit information to Apple Maps

Apple has acquired yet another mapping company, this time snapping up Embark, a move that has the potential to bring public transit information to Apple's in-house Maps app.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 35

Apple reportedly buys second-screen startup Matcha.tv, hints at new Apple TV capabilities [update: confirmed]

According to a report on Tuesday, Apple has acquired a small startup called Matcha.tv, which provided a second-screen iOS app connected to various content outlets like cable TV, Internet streams and digital storefronts.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 33

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