Acquisitions

HopStop, a transit navigation service owned by Apple, has announced that it will shut down in October.

Two years after acquiring the company, Apple has shut down Topsy, which specialized in real-time analysis of engagement data from Twitter.

Apple has reportedly acquired education startup LearnSprout, whose software allows teachers and school administrators to easily track student progress.

TechCrunch reports that the Cupertino company may be close to signing a deal to acquire audiovisual identification app Shazam. But should they?

Apple has acquired Topsy Labs, a social media analytics firm. The transaction is valued at more than $200 million, according to the Wall Street Journal (available to subscribers only).