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Apple purchases swedish firm AlgoTrim, snags image, video compression assets for mobile devices

The Apple shopping spree continues. Per Rapidus.se and TechCrunch, Apple has purchased a Swedish firm called AlgoTrim for an undisclosed price. The small company specializes in image and video, specifically JPEG, compression techniques on mobile devices which allow faster processing of images on power-constrained mobile devices. AlgoTrim develops advanced solutions for mobile devices within the […]

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Apple TV Finance News Software

Apple purchases content aggregator Matcha.tv, may be planning new features for Apple TV services

It’s the acquisitions that point to interesting stuff on the horizon. Per All Things D and VentureBeat, 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. Citing sources familiar with the story, VentureBeat reports that Apple acquired […]

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iTunes News Software

Apple begins incorporating “Download Later” for larger purchases in iTunes 11

This could be useful. Per Macworld, Apple added a welcome tweak to large media purchases initiated either via the mobile iTunes Store or iTunes 11. Users attempting to download large media files such as movies or music box sets are presented a prompt enabling them to commence the download immediately or save it for a […]

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iOS News Software

Apple seeds fifth iOS 6.1 beta to developer community, adds new features

The iOS 6.1 seeds, they just keep coming. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Saturday released a fifth iOS 6.1 beta to developers, continuing the testing phase of the company’s mobile OS that will bring users a number of features, including enhanced mapping options and Siri-integration, when it launches later this year. While rumors claimed Apple would […]

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iOS Rumor Software

Rumor: Apple in negotiations to purchase Waze map service

When in doubt about your own technologies, maybe it’s time to go shopping. Per TechCrunch and The Mac Observer, Apple is apparently deep in negotiations to buy the online map service Waze. Sources say the Mac, iPhone and iPad maker is willing to pay upwards of US$500 million for the company, although Waze is said […]