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Apple Acquires Canadian Software Startup

Apple Inc. will acquire a Canadian startup that specializes in creating software development tools for coders.  Buddybuild disclosed the deal in a blog post on Tuesday in which it indicated that its staff will join Apple’s Xcode engineering group. (See also: Apple Needs Its Own Streaming Service: Bernstein.) The acquisition is in

Apple Acquires PowerbyProxi, a New Zealand-Based Wireless Charging Firm

HIGHLIGHTS Apple has acquired a New Zealand-based firm PowerbyProxi The deal amount has not been disclosed PowerbyProxi specialises in wireless charging technologies based on Qi Apple that recently introduced wireless charging to its smartphone lineup has acquired a New Zealand-based firm PowerbyProxi for an undisclosed sum. According to

Samsung Acquires Innoetics, a Text-to-Speech Tech Startup

HIGHLIGHTS Samsung reportedly acquired Innoetics for less than $43 million Innoetics specialises in advanced synthetic speech tech Samsung may use this tech to leverage Bixby Samsung has acquired a Greek tech startup called Innoetics. The financial details of the buyout deal were not disclosed, but Samsung reportedly

Quikr acquires online hiring website Hiree

Online classifieds company Quikr has acquired online hiring platform Hiree in a bid to strengthen its own QuikrJobs offering. Hiree will be merged with QuikrJobs and will operate out of Quikr headquarters, the company said in a statement. Quikr said that the collective unit will create a