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Apple acquired 3D mapping company, C3 Technologies?

By , Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 5:48 pm
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According to Mark Gurman over at 9to5Mac, Apple has acquired a third mapping company, this time 3D specialists C3 Technologies.

Sources say that C3 Technologies CEO Mattias Astrom ,

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UPDATED: Apple buys Wi-Gear, Bluetooth headphones on the horizon?

By , Tuesday, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:12 am
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According to 9to5 Mac, Apple has acquired Wi-Gear which is a small Bluetooth headphone designer from San Francisco. Previously Wi-Gear had made A2DP stereo headphones known as iMuffs along with

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Apple in early stage negotiations to buy Spotify?

By , Tuesday, Oct 26, 2010 at 6:17 pm
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After rumors that Apple attempted to block Spotify from entering the US market, now there's a suggestion they might just be negotiating with the Swedish-based streaming music startup over a

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What could Apple be planning with Rovi?

By , Wednesday, Sep 22, 2010 at 5:16 pm
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On Monday Fortune brought word that Apple had entered into a multiyear licensing deal with Rovi, which could cover everything from TV guides to DRM. But what could Apple want

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Apple buys Polar Rose face-recognition company

By , Monday, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:05 am
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Apple has once again opened that $40+ billion bank account and, according to reports, purchased Swedish face-recognition company, Polar Rose.

The Malmö-based company specializes in developing technology which makes facial

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iOS 4.1 HDR photography comes from Imsense acquisition?

By , Monday, Sep 13, 2010 at 1:10 pm
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iOS 4.1 includes HDR photography for iPhone 4, but did Apple roll the technology themselves or did they buy it along with UK company Imsense Ltd? MacRumors has done

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Apple acquires map API company Poly9

By , Wednesday, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:24 am
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According to the Sun, Apple has purchased Quebec-based Poly9, a mapping API provider for Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo!, MSNBC, and NORAD.

Poly9's website has been shuttered, their employees moved to

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Streaming media service Lala goes bye-bye, will iTunes.com take its place?

By , Tuesday, Jun 1, 2010 at 10:20 am
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Streaming music service Lala closed its virtual doors today. Acquired by Apple last year, rumors persist that Lala talent and technology will be a part of an upcoming iTunes.com service

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Apple buys Siri voice-powered personal assistant

By , Wednesday, Apr 28, 2010 at 1:33 pm
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Apple's buying spree obviously didn't stop with chip wizards Intricity -- they've snapped up voice-powered personal assistant Siri as well.

The Siri iPhone app is currently still available in the

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Boom Town: Apple Buying AdMob Competitor Quattro Wireless

By , Tuesday, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:10 am
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Boom Town claims several sources have confirmed that Apple is getting into the in-app advertising business by buying AdMob competitor Quattro Wireless for $275 million.

Since Apple currently dominates the

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